slowdown

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While the acceleration of outflows from the BDCs was bad this spring, the slowdown of money going into the funds was even worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

Compound that with domestic crises like a narrowly averted Samsung factory strike and an overall slowdown in non-tech industries, and things have become rather volatile on the peninsula.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

There have been several reasons for the slowdown in growth.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

The decline was driven by a sharp slowdown in energy prices, particularly those of petroleum products, Insee said, adding that services prices also slowed to a lesser extent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The packinghouse foremen made it quite clear that the prior day’s riot did not merit any discussion or work slowdown.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield