downturn
noun
down·turn
ˈdau̇n-ˌtərn 
: a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activity
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Stability amid the wider downturn is not limited to industry giants like Royal.
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Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
The casino resort owner added more than 3% Monday, in tandem with other hotel companies that advanced on optimism that an economic downturn will be avoided.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
In each of the two oil crises of 1973 and 1979, the world lost about 5 million barrels of oil a day, causing major global economic downturns, Fatih Birol told the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
These stock-heavy portfolios can leave people painfully exposed to downturns.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
The casino resort owner added more than 3% Monday, in tandem with other hotel companies that advanced on optimism that an economic downturn will be avoided.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
In each of the two oil crises of 1973 and 1979, the world lost about 5 million barrels of oil a day, causing major global economic downturns, Fatih Birol told the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
These stock-heavy portfolios can leave people painfully exposed to downturns.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Downturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downturn. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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