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downturn

[daun-turn] / ˈdaʊnˌtɜrn /


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In 2004, she won a seat in the state Legislature, ascending to the position of Assembly speaker just as the state was hit with a massive budget crisis brought on by a global economic downturn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The downturn has hit studio real estate hard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Netflix executives have been looking for ways to reverse a downturn in the amount of time subscribers spend on the service, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

That’s a good cushion in a downturn, but it’s also a sign the leadership can’t find acquisitions big enough and good enough for them to buy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

In 1988, amid a devastating oil downturn, the hotel closed and remained shuttered for years.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Sharp downturns tend to stick when they’re related to disappointing earnings as opposed to something else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

To maintain an edge, the renter would have to invest consistently over the three-decade period and stay invested through downturns, which many people find difficult, Zandi noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

He doesn’t seem to be protecting me from market downturns, and his response when questioned is always that the markets will eventually go back up.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

One of the Fed's key jobs is to keep inflation near 2%, a level policymakers say keeps prices stable, supports steady economic growth, and helps prevent deeper downturns.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Although intermittent declines in economic activity persist as a problem in our enterprise system, recent downturns have been moderate and of short duration.

From State of the Union Address by Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower




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