downturn
noun
down·turn
ˈdau̇n-ˌtərn 
: a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activity
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Don’t give up on stocks While protecting your portfolio against volatility is important, so is maintaining exposure to stocks during downturns, said Failla.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Surprisingly, or perhaps not, WBD is shrugging off the downturn, up a hair to near $18, continuing to be buoyed by takeover talk.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
To put it simply, Henley does not look like himself, and that has contributed to a downturn in run defense.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
For example, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management reviewed over 120,000 of our client plans and found that over 75% stayed on track even at the market’s lowest point during the 2020 market downturn.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Surprisingly, or perhaps not, WBD is shrugging off the downturn, up a hair to near $18, continuing to be buoyed by takeover talk.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
To put it simply, Henley does not look like himself, and that has contributed to a downturn in run defense.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
For example, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management reviewed over 120,000 of our client plans and found that over 75% stayed on track even at the market’s lowest point during the 2020 market downturn.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Downturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downturn. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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