recession
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Nor is it a reflection on the independent mortgage bank business model that has originated most of the nation’s home loans in the wake of banks scaling back their mortgage activity after the 2007-09 recession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“This won’t cause a recession, but greater uncertainty about Canada-U.S. trade policy will weigh on the economy,” said Tony Stillo, director of Canada economics at Oxford Economics.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
A recession or another global pandemic could tank the economy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“The economy is strong enough to avoid recession but not strong enough to drive inflation higher,” said Luke Tilley, chief economist at Wilmington Trust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Orgoreyn and the Archipelago has been increasing during the last ten or twenty millennia, and presages the end of the Ice, or at least a recession of it and an interglacial period.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing recession
Western Europe - Introductory
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East Asia - Middle School
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East Asia - High School
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