recession
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The resulting recession lasted 18 months and spread to Britain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Hiring has accelerated this year after the economy lost jobs in the second half of 2025, a rarity when the U.S. is not in recession.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Many countries would risk falling into recession, he noted, and a drop in investment spending -- "including in energy-intensive AI" -- would likely push up unemployment.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
When then-Fed Chair Paul Volcker had to sharply raise rates in the 1980s to get inflation under control, it triggered a severe recession.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The most obvious explanation of the red shift was in terms of the Doppler effect: the galaxies were receding from us; the more distant the galaxy the greater its speed of recession.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing recession
Western Europe - Introductory
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East Asia - Middle School
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East Asia - High School
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