slump
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The software industry has suffering through a months-long stock slump, as investors have feared that AI agents threaten to displace the need for traditional software vendors.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
Instead, a prolonged slump in the housing market is likely to be extended, given the high cost of buying a home.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Hermès in particular caters to ultrarich shoppers, who care little for rising gas prices and whose spending will only really be crimped by a stock-market slump.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Evergrande's downfall has often been cited as a trigger for China's persistent property market slump, which spiralled downwards in 2021 and has weighed heavily on the country's economic development.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
He looks a question at me, and I shake my head before I slump down in the grass.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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