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downside

[doun-sahyd] / ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd /


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But for economists at Goldman Sachs, the yuan’s appreciation poses limited downside to China’s growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A surging downside risk could come from the Mexican peso’s strength in recent weeks, which will likely help to ease some pressure from tradable goods prices,” the bank’s economists said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The possible downsides to a wrong move are commensurately high.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In our final conversation for the documentary, I asked Farage what the downside of the party's recent success had been.

From BBC

A potential downside of his people skills, some who have worked with him said, is that D’Amaro likes to be liked and can avoid taking unpopular stands.

From The Wall Street Journal