slowdown
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Disney executive Thomas Mazloum said earlier this year Disneyland’s high percentage of California visitors — typically more than 50% of its audience — has helped mitigate a slowdown in international visitation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Analysts' consensus forecast had been for a slowdown to 2.7 percent last month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Retail sales rose 0.2% in June from a month earlier, a slowdown from the revised 1% gain in May, according to the Commerce Department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
An urgent global political-economy question concerns what China’s apparently irreversible slowdown means for the rest of the world, and this is the answer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The ripple of the slowdown thudded back through the cars to the tail of the train.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
GE Aerospace raised its outlook but said supply-chain issues continue to cause production delays and delivery slowdowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
If you are gaming or streaming, a VPN can hide your activity from your ISP, potentially avoiding network slowdowns.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
Most critics have yet to share reviews of Iceman and Drake's two other new releases, but reports suggest that streaming services were hit with crashes and slowdowns as fans rushed to hear his new music.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
“During economic slowdowns or recessionary environments, one of our favorite strategies is buying companies consistently buying back shares on a net basis,” wrote Wolfe Research Chief Investment Strategist Chris Senyek in a note Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Solution: investment in machinery that moved slaughtered livestock from one place to the next, eliminating slowdowns.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
