recession
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Economists placed the probability of a recession in the next 12 months at 33%, up from 27% in the January survey.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
A recession, of course, could reverse this rosy outlook.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
However, while the survey indicates the largest bearish tilt since last June, investors are still overweight stocks, aren’t moving into cash and don’t see recession on the horizon.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
"Reacting strongly to flexible commodity prices, when supply constraints are present only in the related sectors, brings down inflation fast but risks a recession later," it said.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The most obvious explanation of the red shift was in terms of the Doppler effect: the galaxies were receding from us; the more distant the galaxy the greater its speed of recession.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing recession
Western Europe - Introductory
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