downturn
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If you stayed the course and kept investing, you likely ended up with a larger portfolio after the market recovered, because you were buying shares at lower prices during the downturn.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The governor has explained that his original policy was more costly than expected and that difficult decisions must be made as the state could soon face an economic downturn.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
“The scale of the downturn remains highly uncertain, depending on the conflict’s duration and intensity,” the UN said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
StubHub on Wednesday also said it wasn’t seeing a downturn in enthusiasm for concerts, even as higher prices for things like gas threaten to put a crimp in consumer spending.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Some teachers blamed the erosion on the effects of the economic downturn in the oil patch, which had dealt Odessa a crippling blow.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Vocabulary lists containing downturn
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 14
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Games of Deception
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"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 14
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