downturn
noun
down·turn
ˈdau̇n-ˌtərn 
: a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activity
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There are several reasons why markets in the state are experiencing such a downturn.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
This spring, Russia’s manufacturing sector, an industry that also includes defense enterprises, suffered its steepest downturn in close to three years, dropping 2 points from February to March.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2025
Steeper slump That demographic shift is an additional overhang to the property market, which has struggled to emerge from a painful downturn since late 2020.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 June 2025
Higher escrow payments strain existing homeowners, leaving them more vulnerable if there is a downturn or other economic disruption, Hepp said.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
This spring, Russia’s manufacturing sector, an industry that also includes defense enterprises, suffered its steepest downturn in close to three years, dropping 2 points from February to March.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2025
Steeper slump That demographic shift is an additional overhang to the property market, which has struggled to emerge from a painful downturn since late 2020.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 June 2025
Higher escrow payments strain existing homeowners, leaving them more vulnerable if there is a downturn or other economic disruption, Hepp said.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
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“Downturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downturn. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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