depression
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The last time a sitting Los Angeles city attorney was knocked out of office in a primary election, the Great Depression was in full swing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
In contrast, the S&P 500 isn’t quite 70 years old yet, as it was launched in 1957, so investors can only estimate how it would have performed during the world wars and the Great Depression.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
The Great Depression slowed but didn’t stop the consumer culture, with brands like F.W.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Depression would take hold of her for months at a time.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Before the Depression, the Morris family had maintained a small, rustic cabin on the western side of Bainbridge Island in the Puget Sound.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing depression
American History II
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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