slowdown

Example Sentences

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Because cities normally produce a constant level of ground shaking, even a brief slowdown becomes easy to detect.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Still, a slowdown in that activity could eat into revenue growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

What’s unclear is whether the slowdown in nonenergy import prices can last.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Oil exporting nations in the Gulf are likely to see a sharp slowdown in economic growth or even a contraction this year, according to IMF forecasts.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The packinghouse foremen made it quite clear that the prior day’s riot did not merit any discussion or work slowdown.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield