downturn
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They’re “well-placed” to navigate a downturn, given their low levels of nonperforming loans and high profitability, OA noted.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
It has since experienced a downturn as consumer demand weakened and in the face of greater competition from cheap Chinese rivals such as Shein.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Guevara-Prete says the downturn caused her to lay off most of her eight employees, and ultimately, she found herself taking out a few ill-advised business loans with less-than-favorable interest rates.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Still, some caution is likely given that the economy was just emerging from a sustained economic downturn, leaving it with elevated unemployment and plenty of spare capacity in the first quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
In 2004 he began to buy insurance on companies he thought might suffer in a real estate downturn: mortgage lenders, mortgage insurers, and so on.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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