recession
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Since the 1930s, England has been the major focus for Irish migration, with big waves during the 1940s to the 1950s and the Irish recession of the 1980s.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The unreliable airspace and transport networks – coupled with agricultural losses, business disruption and reconstruction costs – trigger banking and insurance crises, producing a global recession.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
A recession delivers neither, so this time Treasurys may not be the refuge they once were.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Just like during the 2008-2009 recession, when oil prices hit their all-time high, deferred maintenance from the retailers’ financially pinched lower-income clientele hurts sales at first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
And my heart tightened as the first crowd swung imperturbably back to their looting with derisive cries, like sandpipers swinging around to glean the shore after a furious wave's recession.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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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