recession
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It’s a pattern pointing to the growing role of government in the management of the economy, and the 2007-09 recession is the wrong precedent for understanding it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
That figure raised the spectre of a technical recession -- when there are two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
A single-country drop of that size hasn’t happened before, even during a major recession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Read: Half of Gen Z spends $0 a month on dating thanks to a ‘romance recession’
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Tony had a GED and had built a successful trucking company in Las Vegas, but it hadn’t survived the recession.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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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