break
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Peace talk optimism was keeping the euro between $1.1720 and $1.1770, ING said, adding that investors could buy dips toward $1.1670-$1.1700, unless diplomatic efforts break down which would potentially cause it to fall below $1.1600.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
"We see a clear genetic break between the two periods," said Frederik Valeur Seersholm, assistant professor at the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen and one of the lead authors of the study.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
According to Jay Hatfield, CEO of Infrastructure Capital Advisors, investors in search of the next big momentum trade are gravitating back toward speculative stocks following a months-long break.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Gadd says he'll take a short break before returning to his next project, but he's coy about details.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
But then the bell rings, signifying the end of my break, and I leave the paper fragment closed in my locker.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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