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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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Luxury, for instance, has seen the US as its most resilient market in a global slowdown.
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Marc Bain and Joan Kennedy, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
The government's monthly jobs report, which will be released on April 4 at 8:30 a.m. EST, is expected to show a slowdown in hiring, with economists forecasting that employers added 130,000 new hires in March, according to financial data company FactSet.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
The March survey, forecasters say, will likely reveal a continuing slowdown in job growth that reflects the fading of a post-pandemic hiring burst as well as some growing business uncertainty about the import fees.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, demand is down due to a slowdown in people moving to the state.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Marc Bain and Joan Kennedy, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
The government's monthly jobs report, which will be released on April 4 at 8:30 a.m. EST, is expected to show a slowdown in hiring, with economists forecasting that employers added 130,000 new hires in March, according to financial data company FactSet.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
The March survey, forecasters say, will likely reveal a continuing slowdown in job growth that reflects the fading of a post-pandemic hiring burst as well as some growing business uncertainty about the import fees.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, demand is down due to a slowdown in people moving to the state.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Slowdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowdown. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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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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