contraction
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Oil exporting nations in the Gulf are likely to see a sharp slowdown in economic growth or even a contraction this year, according to IMF forecasts.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Consumer cyclicals could see some modest improvement, from a contraction of 7.5% to a drop of just 1.6%.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
“Our most significant accomplishment was restoring our health plan to a sustainable path after facing severe pressure from industry contraction and runaway healthcare cost inflation.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
It takes a lot to push a large, diversified economy into a period of outright contraction that spreads across sectors and involves net employment losses.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Some scientists think that when expansion is followed by contraction, when the spectra of distant galaxies are all blue-shifted, causality will be inverted and effects will precede causes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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