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recession

[ri-sesh-uhn] / rɪˈsɛʃ ən /


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For a while, experts linked the decline to the recession that struck in 2008 when the global financial system nearly imploded, driving millions of people into hardship.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The resulting recession lasted 18 months and spread to Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The GDP report badly missed Bank of Canada and market expectations for growth of about 1.5% annualized, and triggered talk of a recession because of the two straight quarters of economic contraction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The other example might be more alarming, seeing as it is the only one that didn’t follow a recession, Reid said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Only from the yellow barrels of the microscopes did it borrow a certain rich and living substance, lying along the polished tubes like butter, streak after luscious streak in long recession down the work tables.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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