downturn
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That’s causing some problems—and could cause more if the past week’s tech stock downturn continues.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Maintaining a cash reserve to avoid selling investments during a market downturn is a sensible approach.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
No bear market or economic downturn came close to the awfulness of the Great Crash and the Depression, after all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
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
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
Vocabulary lists containing downturn
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 14
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Games of Deception
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"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 14
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