Examples of slowdown in a Sentence
The business had a slowdown after the holidays.
disease experts are encouraged by the recent slowdown in the spread of the virus
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The firm cited decelerating advertising revenue and a China slowdown as headwinds to growth.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Growth has stagnated as the country struggles with a real estate downturn, growing debt, rising youth unemployment and a slowdown in consumer spending.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Crunchbase reported a broad slowdown in both funding volume and number of deals announced in Q3 2024, continuing a trend that has been playing out since VC mania reached its peak in 2021.
—Ray Zhou, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The shares closed up 77% for the day, capping a remarkable run for Mao’s premium powders and lotions that have defied the nation’s consumer slowdown.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Growth has stagnated as the country struggles with a real estate downturn, growing debt, rising youth unemployment and a slowdown in consumer spending.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Crunchbase reported a broad slowdown in both funding volume and number of deals announced in Q3 2024, continuing a trend that has been playing out since VC mania reached its peak in 2021.
—Ray Zhou, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The shares closed up 77% for the day, capping a remarkable run for Mao’s premium powders and lotions that have defied the nation’s consumer slowdown.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Slowdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowdown. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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slowdown
noun
slow·down
ˈslō-ˌdau̇n 
: a slowing down
Legal Definition
slowdown
noun
slow·down
ˈslō-ˌdau̇n
: a slowing down of business operations by employees
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