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recession

[ri-sesh-uhn] / rɪˈsɛʃ ən /


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Young people and educators are returning to school amid national anxiety over a learning recession that researchers suggest dates back to 2013.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Leading business experts and economists say that without Australia's data centre boom over the last couple of years, the country would likely have headed into a recession.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Nor is it a reflection on the independent mortgage bank business model that has originated most of the nation’s home loans in the wake of banks scaling back their mortgage activity after the 2007-09 recession.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

But a bear market does not require a recession.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Only from the yellow barrels of the microscopes did it borrow a certain rich and living substance, lying along the polished tubes like butter, streak after luscious streak in long recession down the work tables.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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