downturn
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A retirement plan that doesn’t account for a 2000-style downturn or a 2008-like crash isn’t a plan.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Shares fell 17% after the retailer launched a capital raising to boost its balance sheet following a downturn in conditions due to the Middle East war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Bitcoin fell, trading 52% below its October 2025 record high amid a broader crypto downturn.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
A sharp downturn in tech stocks was the likely culprit.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 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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