downturn
noun
down·turn
ˈdau̇n-ˌtərn 
: a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activity
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Banks, for example, are required to perform stress tests to simulate economic downturns.
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Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The bond market — where traders price the risk of both inflation and an economic downturn — has, for its part, shimmied off moments of worry brought on by Mr. Trump’s boomeranging style of negotiation over tariffs.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The veteran remains among the most productive backstops in the sport but has seen second-half offensive downturns in consecutive seasons — which Gomes largely attributed to a series of nagging issues that have piled up.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The developments are rocking an area of the country that traditionally has served as a bastion of steady employment and economic stability through slowdowns or downturns that have roiled other parts of the country.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The bond market — where traders price the risk of both inflation and an economic downturn — has, for its part, shimmied off moments of worry brought on by Mr. Trump’s boomeranging style of negotiation over tariffs.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The veteran remains among the most productive backstops in the sport but has seen second-half offensive downturns in consecutive seasons — which Gomes largely attributed to a series of nagging issues that have piled up.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The developments are rocking an area of the country that traditionally has served as a bastion of steady employment and economic stability through slowdowns or downturns that have roiled other parts of the country.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downturn
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“Downturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downturn. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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