as in downturn
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Recent Examples of downslide
Mercurial Monday Stocks started the week in a downslide, with the S&P 500 (SPX) falling nearly 4% after the open.
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
Now begins the downslide.
—Matthew Soderberg, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2021
After nearly a decade of war, the country is crumbling under the weight of years-long Western sanctions, government corruption and infighting, a pandemic and an economic downslide made worse by the financial crisis in Lebanon, Syria’s main link with the outside world.
—Time, 12 June 2020
That downslide came on the heels of a more than 60% decline Thursday.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2023
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
Now begins the downslide.
—Matthew Soderberg, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2021
After nearly a decade of war, the country is crumbling under the weight of years-long Western sanctions, government corruption and infighting, a pandemic and an economic downslide made worse by the financial crisis in Lebanon, Syria’s main link with the outside world.
—Time, 12 June 2020
That downslide came on the heels of a more than 60% decline Thursday.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downslide
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With the 10-year yield close to a key psychological level of 4.5%, there is concern that another move higher could lead to a downturn in the stock market.Jesse Pound, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Trump and Biden administrations both responded to the downturn with multiple rounds of stimulus aid, dispatching checks to American homes.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Australian miner Mineral Resources last week shut a lithium project in Western Australia citing the commodity slump.Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Economists predict that mortgage rates will remain volatile this year, but generally forecast them to hover around 6% in 2025. Elevated mortgage rates and high prices have helped keep the U.S. housing market in a sales slump going back to 2022.Alex Veiga, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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By comparison, that’s a decrease from August’s 4.2 percent, according to new data published by S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
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But the legislation would come with a major unintended consequence: a decrease in long-term wealth for many young working Americans.Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
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Depreciation of revenue earning vehicles and lease charges, net increased significantly to $937 million from $501 million in the previous year, due to deterioration in residual values and decreased holding periods.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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On Saturday, jurors sat through hours of silent footage showing Allen's mental deterioration at Westville.Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
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The downtrend in yields, line a, was broken in early October.Tom Aspray, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Asia-Pacific markets were more mixed, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 bucking the downtrend.Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
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Saturday's cartoons - winter is coming, deflation, and more Newsletter sign up By The Week US published yesterday Subscribe to The Week Escape your echo chamber.The Week US, theweek, 9 Nov. 2024
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Unlike their bosses, some of whom ascended to the heights of authority in their 30s (Emanuel) and even their late 20s (De Luca), young professionals today — who are toiling in an industry plagued with title deflation and ever-diminishing paydays — see no clear path to the top.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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The Lone Star State's central and eastern counties saw the most significant growth during this period, with often dramatic population shrinkage in western counties.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Obviously, there are myriad reasons for the malaise gripping the town — the lingering aftereffects of the pandemic, the industry-wide economic shrinkage, the labor unrest, the waves and waves of layoffs.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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That in turn pushes prices lower and causes a further diminution in liquidity supply.Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The same diminution is currently happening to the composition of an opening paragraph with a clear thesis statement.Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Downslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downslide. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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