as in recessions
a lack of activity or development and especially economic development
After years of economic stagnation, employment numbers began to rise.
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The city has endured fiscal crises, blackouts, crime waves, terrorist attacks, recessions and a pandemic.
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The problem was caused by a mix of high inflation, weak wage growth, the recessions of the 1970s and early 1980s, and mounting demographic pressure.
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Mired in one of the worst slumps of his big-league career, Swanson is going through the day-to-day grind trying to get going offensively.
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And, just like batters go into slumps, so do pitchers.
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According to the heteronormative version of bluegill courtship, mating season begins when males start building nests—basically, bowl-like depressions in the lake bed.
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Soft spots in the base beneath the blacktop can lead to depressions.
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