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downturn

[doun-turn] / ˈdaʊnˌtɜrn /


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The governor has previously explained that difficult decisions must be made as the state could soon face an economic downturn.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Captains often experience a downturn in output the longer they spend in the post, with the pressures of the job a distraction from their own game.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“In 2008 with the real-estate downturn, Arizona was hit very hard because we were so strongly linked to residential real estate,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

You have time to recover from a market downturn without selling.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

In 2004 he began to buy insurance on companies he thought might suffer in a real estate downturn: mortgage lenders, mortgage insurers, and so on.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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