downturn
noun
down·turn
ˈdau̇n-ˌtərn 
: a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activity
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In 2020, at the height of the Covid economic downturn, Estee Lauder’s CEO Fabrizio Freda said that the lipstick index had been replaced by a skincare item as customers donned masks and worked from home.
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Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 9 June 2024
And Dallas star Luka Doncic isn’t 100 percent (right knee) and a downturn in postseason numbers has reflected that.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
At the time, California had no real buffer to lessen the impact of the economic downturn.
—Louis Freedberg, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
After a brief downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic, emissions surged back, reaching their highest level on record at 57.4 gigatons in 2022.
—Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 9 June 2024
And Dallas star Luka Doncic isn’t 100 percent (right knee) and a downturn in postseason numbers has reflected that.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
At the time, California had no real buffer to lessen the impact of the economic downturn.
—Louis Freedberg, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
After a brief downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic, emissions surged back, reaching their highest level on record at 57.4 gigatons in 2022.
—Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Downturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downturn. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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