slowdown

Example Sentences

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Because cities normally produce a constant level of ground shaking, even a brief slowdown becomes easy to detect.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Still, a slowdown in that activity could eat into revenue growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

It also predicts that Iran's neighbour, Iraq, will take an economic hit this year from the war, with a slowdown of 6.8%.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

That could translate into a meaningful economic slowdown later in the year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The ripple of the slowdown thudded back through the cars to the tail of the train.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi