downturn
noun
down·turn
ˈdau̇n-ˌtərn 
: a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activity
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Here are the stocks JPMorgan analysts anticipate will decline in price, giving investors a chance to profit from those downturns.
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The probes have sent shock waves through the luxury industry and placed the sector’s supply chain under scrutiny, all amid mounting pressure on fashion as a result of the global downturn in luxury spending.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Many domestic textile executives report a downturn in production and shuttered plants due to global trade pressure and predatory trade practices by foreign competitors.
—Kimberly Glas, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Oxford Economics modeled two scenarios off the back of a tech downturn, an environment where investment slows and stock prices fell in tandem.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The probes have sent shock waves through the luxury industry and placed the sector’s supply chain under scrutiny, all amid mounting pressure on fashion as a result of the global downturn in luxury spending.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Many domestic textile executives report a downturn in production and shuttered plants due to global trade pressure and predatory trade practices by foreign competitors.
—Kimberly Glas, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Oxford Economics modeled two scenarios off the back of a tech downturn, an environment where investment slows and stock prices fell in tandem.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Downturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downturn. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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