recession
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The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday the global economy was at risk of recession if the war continued and high energy prices persisted.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Citing these factors, Yardeni put the odds of recession at just 20%.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
The bombing of production facilities in the middle of a deep recession and fast-depreciating currency will exacerbate unemployment, particularly among the working class.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
If GDP falls for two quarters in a row, that is known as a recession.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 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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