slump

Example Sentences

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Over the past two decades, as Europe’s economy slumped, the EU shifted from focusing primarily on integrating its markets to other objectives, such as working to protect citizens’ online privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Property prices are still declining four years into a real estate slump, and investment and sales have fallen by double digits from a year earlier in recent months.

From Barron's

Property prices are still declining four years into a real estate slump, and investment and sales have fallen by double digits from a year earlier in recent months.

From Barron's

Property prices are still declining four years into a real estate slump, and investment and sales have fallen by double digits from a year earlier in recent months.

From Barron's

But that does not account for fluctuations in the market; if there was a slump after year 10 or a sudden boom after a fallow period, it would skew your results.

From MarketWatch