slowdown

Example Sentences

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Treasury yields took a step back as investors fretted about war-driven inflation while worrying about an economic slowdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The ability of riskier borrowers to bear higher rates and an economic slowdown is questionable.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Its economic slowdown means that it needs more foreign investment and trade, which require stable ties.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Iranian officials said on Thursday that Chinese vessels had been allowed to transit, after a slowdown the previous week.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

It was too early in the half to get into a slowdown but that was what they were doing.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers