slowdown

Example Sentences

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A valuation based only on the next 12 months doesn’t tell us whether to buy or sell, because a slowdown is likely only the year after, or further out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

What’s unclear is whether the slowdown in nonenergy import prices can last.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

It said the most severe conditions that could lead to a worldwide slowdown would include oil prices reaching an average $110 per barrel this year and hitting $125 in 2027.

From BBC • 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