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Recent Examples of downdraft
The fan has six speeds and switches from downdraft to updraft with the remote controller.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
His only stipulation — which the producers insist was unnecessary — was that no downdraft blast his direction while climbing.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
The evidence that most Wall Street pundits cite is the downdraft in technology stocks, including software companies that (according to the narrative) may lose their franchise to AI bots.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
For insurance against a possible economic downdraft, especially as private labor market data show signs of slowing, analysts said.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
His only stipulation — which the producers insist was unnecessary — was that no downdraft blast his direction while climbing.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
The evidence that most Wall Street pundits cite is the downdraft in technology stocks, including software companies that (according to the narrative) may lose their franchise to AI bots.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
For insurance against a possible economic downdraft, especially as private labor market data show signs of slowing, analysts said.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downdraft
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downdraft
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Firms disproportionately shed routine jobs during economic downturns, when efficiency pressure peaks.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Extended sizes for women’s apparel on Target’s website fell 37% from March 2025 to March 2026, with a 30% downturn in just the past six months, according to data from retail intelligence firm EDITED.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Fears leading to a travel slowdown After news of rising airfare costs and geopolitical tensions potentially leading to security risks like sleeper cells, the shutdown's airport chaos was the nail in the coffin for Americans who are outright canceling their trips.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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The slowdown of the editing rhythm is all the more noticeable because of how playful Lee and Borgli are at the top.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2026
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Harvard economists Lawrence Katz and Claudia Goldin found in September 2025 that the college wage premium remains, but has barely moved since 2000, while the San Francisco Fed attributed that stagnation primarily to less demand for those workers, in a working paper shortly afterward.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The home here is a ramshackle London town house where a famed painter, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen), is spending his final years in a haze of creative stagnation and lingering renown.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Profiled here are the various instances over the past near-40 years where Merck endured a significant multi-month or even multi-year pullback, stabilized, and ultimately broke through a major downtrend line — marked in red.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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These fears are not unfounded; the prolonged downtrend in global birth rates (or, rather, fertility rates—more on that later) could drive depopulation, fuel labor shortages, and create aging populations dependent on ever-shrinking generations of young workers.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
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After a little early-2000s time on a downswing, the combo of a pink, translucent base and white tips has become a beautiful no-brainer for so many of us.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
17 Mar. 2026
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That group had known nothing but playing into February until the 6-11 downswing last season.—
Sam McDowell
Updated March 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Downdraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downdraft. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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