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The business had a slowdown after the holidays.
disease experts are encouraged by the recent slowdown in the spread of the virus
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While not all of the slowdown in box production can be attributable to falling demand for goods, the slump is present in other areas of the freight economy, said Adam Josephson, a longtime paper and packaging sell-side analyst who now authors an economics newsletter.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Today, the retail sector is grappling with a slowdown in spending in China, but this time against a backdrop of war in Ukraine and in Gaza, and the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
As a leading player in the subprime market, customers of Capital One are likely to feel the effects of a slowdown in the economy first.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The stock market has soared this year, shrugging off a flurry of new tariffs, an uptick of inflation and a sharp slowdown in hiring.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Today, the retail sector is grappling with a slowdown in spending in China, but this time against a backdrop of war in Ukraine and in Gaza, and the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
As a leading player in the subprime market, customers of Capital One are likely to feel the effects of a slowdown in the economy first.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The stock market has soared this year, shrugging off a flurry of new tariffs, an uptick of inflation and a sharp slowdown in hiring.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Slowdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowdown. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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slowdown
noun
slow·down
ˈslō-ˌdau̇n 
: a slowing down
Legal Definition
slowdown
noun
slow·down
ˈslō-ˌdau̇n
: a slowing down of business operations by employees
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