recession
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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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Vocabulary lists containing recession
Western Europe - Introductory
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East Asia - Middle School
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East Asia - High School
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