recession
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The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday the global economy was at risk of recession if the war continued and high energy prices persisted.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Citing these factors, Yardeni put the odds of recession at just 20%.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
The bombing of production facilities in the middle of a deep recession and fast-depreciating currency will exacerbate unemployment, particularly among the working class.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Earlier this week the International Monetary Fund warned that the war could plunge the global economy into recession, with the UK set to be the hardest hit of the world's advanced economies.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Ai says that similar theories have been propounded by Terran scholars to explain the still incomplete recession of their last Age of Ice.
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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