recession
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"The recession risk is fairly high," said Mathieu Plane, director of the French Economic Observatory, calling the GDP reading "worrying".
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
After a series of rate hikes, the ECB was able to bring inflation down without a recession, though growth remains subdued.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
That would push France into a technical recession of two straight quarters of contraction.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The 92.8 reading in the consumer-confidence survey in April is also well above its all-time low of 25.3 in 2009, during the recession.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
And my heart tightened as the first crowd swung imperturbably back to their looting with derisive cries, like sandpipers swinging around to glean the shore after a furious wave's recession.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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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