as in downturn
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Recent Examples of downswing
The recent stock market downswing was sparked by a disappointing jobs report on Friday.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Bitcoin, which had already been on the downswing, has declined about 17% in the last 24 hours.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
In June, the US economy added 206,000 jobs, a slight downswing from 215,000 the month before; but the unemployment rate rose for the third month in a row to 4.1%, its highest since November 2021.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 26 July 2024
Maryland is entering an uptick on the heels of a downswing, having sent only two representatives over the last two Olympic cycles.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Bitcoin, which had already been on the downswing, has declined about 17% in the last 24 hours.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
In June, the US economy added 206,000 jobs, a slight downswing from 215,000 the month before; but the unemployment rate rose for the third month in a row to 4.1%, its highest since November 2021.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 26 July 2024
Maryland is entering an uptick on the heels of a downswing, having sent only two representatives over the last two Olympic cycles.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downswing
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While an economic downturn is not necessarily a near-term inevitability, uncertainty alone is cause enough for investors to rebalance their portfolios, and gold can be an ideal addition for those who are especially risk-averse.Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Many economists view the measure as a factor that exacerbated the nation's economic downturn.Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
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The shares closed up 77% for the day, capping a remarkable run for Mao’s premium powders and lotions that have defied the nation’s consumer slowdown.Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
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Crunchbase reported a broad slowdown in both funding volume and number of deals announced in Q3 2024, continuing a trend that has been playing out since VC mania reached its peak in 2021.Ray Zhou, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Japanese markets have been on a downtrend recently, but the benchmark index Nikkei 225 — which includes the top 225 companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange — is up 14.6% since the start of the year, while the Topix index has advanced 12.2%.Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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The daily and weekly relative strength price has reversed downtrends to the upside.Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Downswing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downswing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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