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nadir

noun as in lowest point

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The practical effect would be to erode deterrence as the U.S. weathers a nadir in military power in this decade.

In the two years immediately following the nadir of the global financial crisis in 2008, central banks worldwide cut rates 313 times.

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The battered guardrails at the valley’s nadir attest to that.

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But from its 1990s nadir, gold has actually outpaced stocks in this century.

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The benchmark has risen some 2.8% since its early August nadir and is up just over 1.8% since the start of the month.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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