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Recent Examples of bearishness
But the latest nod to bearishness may be signs of consumers flocking to more off-price retailers such as TJ Maxx, Burlington Stores and Ross Stores in an effort to stretch their dollars.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
There was slightly less bearishness towards WTI (28th percentile), based on low stocks around the NYMEX delivery point at Cushing and potential for a squeeze.
—John Kemp, Reuters, 6 Aug. 2024
Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
There was slightly less bearishness towards WTI (28th percentile), based on low stocks around the NYMEX delivery point at Cushing and potential for a squeeze.
—John Kemp, Reuters, 6 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearishness
Noun
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There was some pessimism in the air.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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Those running the bulk of today's small businesses are navigating an economy that is presenting reasons for pessimism.—
Eric Johnson,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Legislature did not reject the rewrite, so the standards now include roughly 40 points about the Bible, Jesus and Christianity that students should learn as well as skepticism about the 2020 presidential election results and the origins of COVID-19.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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Republicans hold a 53-47 majority, and these nominees need majority support to be confirmed, so skepticism from just a handful of Republicans could sink a nomination.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi was expected to raise Japan’s security concerns about Beijing’s military build-up to Trump during his visit.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Fears of climate change are decreasing in the United States, China and many Western countries relative to other concerns, according to a new survey.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Bearishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearishness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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