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 adj.— Â«In Wall Street parlance, a very long period of falling or, at best, sideways-moving stock prices is termed a “secular” bear market. And there have been some doozies in relatively recent U.S. history.» â€”“What to do if stocks’ troubles go on…and on” by Tom Petruno Los Angeles Times (California) June 28, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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  • I believe this is just OED sense 8 of secular:

    Econ. and Statistics. Of a fluctuation or trend: occurring or persisting over an unlimited period; not periodic or short-term.”

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