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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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What To Know According to The Weather Channel, while temperatures will be mild and warming for most of the country leading up to the holidays, much of the West Coast will see several days of rain or snow leading to a slowdown in travel.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Against this backdrop, Wall Street sees some retailers focused on discretionary purchases, including sellers of home goods, as especially vulnerable to higher cost Chinese imports and a slowdown in consumer spending.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
That left local soundstages dark, production crews idle and returned the level of Hollywood’s local production spend in Canada, which includes visual effects production, to pre-pandemic levels after last year’s labor disruption in Los Angeles and a sharp industry slowdown.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
The Federal Reserve carried out its third consecutive interest rate cut of the year Wednesday, as its monetary policy easing campaign shows signs of heading for a slowdown.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 18 Dec. 2024
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Against this backdrop, Wall Street sees some retailers focused on discretionary purchases, including sellers of home goods, as especially vulnerable to higher cost Chinese imports and a slowdown in consumer spending.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
That left local soundstages dark, production crews idle and returned the level of Hollywood’s local production spend in Canada, which includes visual effects production, to pre-pandemic levels after last year’s labor disruption in Los Angeles and a sharp industry slowdown.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
The Federal Reserve carried out its third consecutive interest rate cut of the year Wednesday, as its monetary policy easing campaign shows signs of heading for a slowdown.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Slowdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowdown. Accessed 25 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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