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turndown

[turn-doun] / ˈtɜrnˌdaʊn /


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The turndown in this signal is pronounced but not as extreme as in February 2022, April 2025 or 2008.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Thaler told me he didn’t see the Supreme Court’s turndown as a “legal defeat.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The Boeing 314, which could carry 74 passengers, also had sleeping quarters with turndown bed service.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2021

I bet I would enjoy spending some time here as an inmate; they assure me the turndown service is just incredible, the staff welcoming and responsive, and the conditions spa-like.

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2021

But there had been no resentment in Amaka’s eyes, no sneer, no turndown of her lips.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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