recession
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With the European Union's second-largest economy on the brink of recession and under pressure to reduce its debt, authorities have little room to quell student anger with additional spending.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
With the European Union's second-largest economy on the brink of recession and under pressure to rein in debt, the government has limited scope to appease student protesters through additional spending.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
For decades, America had been a job-producing machine, slowed only by the sporadic recession.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
“So the options for bailing out the financial sector, or fighting recession, could be much more constrained than during the global financial crisis.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 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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