downturn
noun
down·turn
ˈdau̇n-ˌtərn 
: a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activity
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For example, if your primary passive income comes from rental properties, a downturn in the real estate market can lead to lower property values and difficulty finding tenants.
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Melissa Houston, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
To be sure, health care, child care and education costs have outpaced inflation for years, weighing on millions households and making many families vulnerable to even minor downturns.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
The fires, which have left thousands without homes, come at a precarious time for the box office, which needs to hit on all cylinders this year after a downturn in 2023.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
That was during the financial crisis, at the time the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
—James Barron, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Melissa Houston, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
To be sure, health care, child care and education costs have outpaced inflation for years, weighing on millions households and making many families vulnerable to even minor downturns.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
The fires, which have left thousands without homes, come at a precarious time for the box office, which needs to hit on all cylinders this year after a downturn in 2023.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
That was during the financial crisis, at the time the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
—James Barron, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Downturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downturn. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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