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Some officials in the past have re-emerged after unusual absences, defying speculation of their downfall.
Just four Broadway musicals launched in the past six years have turned a profit, while key institutions like the Met Opera and the Guggenheim Museum have announced layoffs in recent months.
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Like Stem, he has had to raise prices, lifting them by 30 percent over the past year.
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"Over the past few months, things have gone downhill badly."
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This past April, as the economy closed in on a soft landing, steep tariffs had forecasters bracing for a new surge in inflation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
