downside

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“If energy prices continue to climb, then downside risks to growth should rise further,” the authors said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

India’s central bank rate meets Wednesday as policymakers look to balance growing downside risks to the economy from the Middle East conflict against the threat of an inflationary shock and weakness in the rupee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The St. Louis Fed president told reporters that he also saw greater downside risks to the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

New research from The University of Texas at El Paso suggests that habit may come with an unexpected downside.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

The only downside is that in order to keep Dylan’s secret, I can’t tell Elsie how I got the spell book or how I learned to paint illusions in the first place.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston