as in slump
a situation in which something (such as business or economic activity) decreases or becomes worse
—usually singular
an economic downturn There's been a downturn in the housing market.
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Recent Examples of downturn
Breaking from other solar industry professionals, Seitz argued that the ACC has done nothing in recent years that could have produced the current downturn in Arizona’s residential solar industry.
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Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
The downturn in employee well-being has continued unabated post-Covid.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Then, in December, Bay Area News Group reported a downturn in annual airport passenger activity by 2.3% for San Jose and 1.8% for Oakland.
—Mark Jacobson, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
The housing market has suffered the worst downturn in China’s modern history, pushing developers into default.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 26 Dec. 2024
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Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
The downturn in employee well-being has continued unabated post-Covid.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Then, in December, Bay Area News Group reported a downturn in annual airport passenger activity by 2.3% for San Jose and 1.8% for Oakland.
—Mark Jacobson, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
The housing market has suffered the worst downturn in China’s modern history, pushing developers into default.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downturn
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The State of the Technology Services Market The technology services market has been in a prolonged deceleration for eight consecutive quarters, a downturn more extended than the seven-quarter slump following the 2008 recession.Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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His struggles included an 0-for-7 slump that lasted until late in the third quarter.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Fears of deflation in China China’s consumer price inflation in December was up 0.1% year on year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Also, commodities tend to perform better when global demand increases, rather than just demand in the U.S. China, which accounts for approximately 50% of global commodity demand for, is currently suffering from deflation—not inflation—and bond yields are at record lows.Garth Friesen, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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According to TfL, ridership across the network remains at 90% of pre-pandemic levels — such a decrease may not be entirely unwelcome for the commuters who remain, given overcrowding caused frequent delays.Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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About 22,000 fewer Californians were unemployed during this period, a decrease from 5.4 percent to 5.3 percent.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Even accounting for her curls’ shrinkage, her hair only grew about an inch.Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 7 Jan. 2025
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In most cases, shrinkage can be reversed once the drugs are stopped.17 Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT): TRT is commonly used to treat male hypogonadism.Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
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The falloff from Jenkins to Travis Glover, and later Kadeem Telfort, was monstrous.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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While the falloff in the number of 18-year-olds has been largely discussed in terms of its effects on colleges and students, the implications are much broader, however.Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
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The price action went from a clear downtrend phase of lower highs and lower lows to more of a bullish trend with higher highs and higher lows.David Keller, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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Alaska Air Daily, Weekly, Monthly American Air also reveals weekly and monthly downtrend price reversals.Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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The diminution of Black Monday underscores the possibility – perhaps likelihood – that more coaching changes are coming down the pike.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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Moscow, for its part, has already formed a quasi alliance with Beijing to expedite the diminution of Washington’s influence.Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2021
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With only three of four tubes available for the next few years, there will be a 25% reduction in Penn Station access and capacity.Larry Penner, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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But the wildfires in L.A. have lent a new sense of urgency to efforts by the firefighter union, to argue that any reductions at the department could pose disastrous consequences.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Downturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downturn. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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