downturn
noun
down·turn
ˈdau̇n-ˌtərn 
: a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activity
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The episode, which dragged down the shares of larger alternative asset managers including Apollo, KKR and Blackstone, led some market observers to wonder if the start of a broader downturn in credit had begun.
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
There are multiple factors for the downturn of pear production, going back many years.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Expenses grew faster than payments in 2022 and 2023, narrowing hospitals’ margins on patient care, while a stock market downturn cut into the value of their investments.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
The supermarket industry is currently experiencing a downturn in customer satisfaction as its index score fell 1% to 78, the organization's 2026 Retail and Consumer Shipping Study found.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
There are multiple factors for the downturn of pear production, going back many years.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Expenses grew faster than payments in 2022 and 2023, narrowing hospitals’ margins on patient care, while a stock market downturn cut into the value of their investments.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
The supermarket industry is currently experiencing a downturn in customer satisfaction as its index score fell 1% to 78, the organization's 2026 Retail and Consumer Shipping Study found.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Downturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downturn. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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