business cycle
noun
: a cycle of economic activity usually consisting of recession, recovery, growth, and decline
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Winegarden pointed out that health care demand is not tied to the broader business cycle.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Out of all livestock commodities, the cattle industry also has the longest business cycle.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Some 60% of the world’s GDP is encumbered by debt to GDP of 100% or more, and untypically large deficits in the context of a business cycle expansion phase.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
That building becomes not just a workplace but a long-term family asset, a hedge against business cycles, and a powerful vehicle for generational wealth.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Out of all livestock commodities, the cattle industry also has the longest business cycle.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Some 60% of the world’s GDP is encumbered by debt to GDP of 100% or more, and untypically large deficits in the context of a business cycle expansion phase.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
That building becomes not just a workplace but a long-term family asset, a hedge against business cycles, and a powerful vehicle for generational wealth.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for business cycle
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“Business cycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20cycle. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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