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Shares fell about 14% in midday trading Monday and have now lost 10% since their closing price on Election Day.—Chris Isidore, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025 Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Bank stocks — Major banks came under pressure during Monday’s session amid rising concerns about a potential slowdown in the U.S. economy.—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025 But by midday Monday, U.S. investors appeared more worried than reassured.—Maria Aspan, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025 Meanwhile, the worst of the storm was forecast to hit the Charlotte region midmorning, with conditions improving by midday as the system moved out of the area.—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midday
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of midday was
before the 12th century
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