recession
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That figure raised the spectre of a technical recession -- when there are two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Here we are, more than six years into a robust economic recovery, more than enough time for companies to recover from the last recession.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
A single-country drop of that size hasn’t happened before, even during a major recession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
One reason for that disconnect: Before the U.S.-Iran war, many investors had expected the Fed to lower interest rates this year to ensure the economy didn’t slip into a recession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Only from the yellow barrels of the microscopes did it borrow a certain rich and living substance, lying along the polished tubes like butter, streak after luscious streak in long recession down the work tables.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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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