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downside

[doun-sahyd] / ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd /


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Downside risks from the Middle East conflict are not yet reflected, the bank noted, with March visitor arrivals up just 2.4% and Middle East arrivals plunging 40%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Downside risks to the labor market prompted the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in September, even as inflation remained above its 2% annual target.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025

Hill is a contributing writer to The Atlantic, and wrote about the issue for them in the article, “The One Downside of Gender Equality in Sports.”

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2024

Downside of that is not having extra defenders in the box.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2022

She never wished for a holiday, and it would have been a trial to her to have had to keep away from Downside.

From Won from the Waves by Greene, John B.




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