downdraft
noun
down·draft
ˈdau̇n-ˌdraft 
1
: a downward current of gas (such as air during a thunderstorm)
2
: decline sense 1
an economic downdraft
Examples of downdraft in a Sentence
a strong downdraft from the thunderstorm
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Heading into 2025, the S&P 500 — a measure of the broad U.S. stock market — has submitted gains of about 26% and 25% in the previous two years, following an 18% downdraft in 2022.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The loss triggered cascade of losses for other tech companies and consequently a major 3% downdraft in the Nasdaq index.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
But as soon as the three helicopters arrived at the fire, they were tossed around by the violent downdrafts — and equally jarring updrafts.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
China markets were not spared as Mainland China bared the brunt of the downdraft while Hong Kong held up slightly better.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The loss triggered cascade of losses for other tech companies and consequently a major 3% downdraft in the Nasdaq index.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
But as soon as the three helicopters arrived at the fire, they were tossed around by the violent downdrafts — and equally jarring updrafts.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
China markets were not spared as Mainland China bared the brunt of the downdraft while Hong Kong held up slightly better.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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downdraft
noun
down·draft
-ˌdraft
-ˌdrȧft
: a downward current of gas (as air in a chimney or during a thunderstorm)
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