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Recent Examples of downdraft
However, strong wind shear can tilt the storm system, so that the downdraft occurs at a different location, and the updraft of warm moist air can continue, supplying the storm with moisture and energy.
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Shuang-Ye Wu, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
The sell-off brings Apple’s three-day rout to 19%, a downdraft that has wiped out $638 billion in market cap.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
The big picture: The shifts in global markets since President Trump's tariff announcement last Wednesday carry the unmistakable signs of a looming downdraft in economic activity that would bring inflation, interest rates, and job market conditions with it.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
However, strong wind shear can tilt the storm system, so that the downdraft occurs at a different location, and the updraft of warm moist air can continue, supplying the storm with moisture and energy.
—Shuang-Ye Wu, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
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Shuang-Ye Wu, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
The sell-off brings Apple’s three-day rout to 19%, a downdraft that has wiped out $638 billion in market cap.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
The big picture: The shifts in global markets since President Trump's tariff announcement last Wednesday carry the unmistakable signs of a looming downdraft in economic activity that would bring inflation, interest rates, and job market conditions with it.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
However, strong wind shear can tilt the storm system, so that the downdraft occurs at a different location, and the updraft of warm moist air can continue, supplying the storm with moisture and energy.
—Shuang-Ye Wu, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downdraft
Noun
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Ever since she was born on the page four decades ago, Bechdel’s fictional self has regularly journeyed between insecure and panicked, conveyed by the artist through subtle downturns in her tiny dash of a mouth.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2025
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What To Know The memo projected a dramatic rise in the uninsured population if the legislation known as the 2025 Reconciliation Bill stalls in Congress amid economic downturn concerns.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Consumers and businesses are changing their spending habits, contributing to a noticeable slowdown in the economy.—
Christian Weller,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Chevron’s outlook indicated a slowdown in the pace of its stock buybacks in Q2 2025 compared to the prior quarter amid tariff woes and the decision of OPEC+ to boost supply.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
18 May 2025
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Of course, price stagnation in and of itself is no reason to get excited about a stock.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The German economy has however been in stagnation territory for over two years now, with tensions over economic, fiscal and budget policy in the previous ruling coalition and its eventual breakup continuing to weigh on expectations.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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The daily price chart for the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund is here: The price has moved upward from the April lows but is unable to cross above the downtrend line that connects the late November 2024 high with the early March 2025 high.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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If the chart is moving higher growth stocks are out performing value stocks, and vice versa in the case of a downtrend.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2025
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His career from there went on the downswing, eventually leading to him retiring in 2024 despite being just 28 years old.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Whisky always overshoots on the upswing and undershoots on the downswing.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Downdraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downdraft. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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