downturn
noun
down·turn
ˈdau̇n-ˌtərn 
: a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activity
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China’s theatrical box office has staged a strong recovery this year from a severe downturn in 2024, when total ticket revenue declined 23 percent.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Before the downturn in U.S. shares, Asian and European markets rallied on Thursday.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
Png predicts that a potential global recession resulting from the tariffs would be of a similar scale to the 2008 global financial crisis, which triggered an 18-month Great Recession and the worst global economic downturn since the Great Depression.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
The economic downturn in 2008 presented an almost immediate threat to her budding ventures.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Before the downturn in U.S. shares, Asian and European markets rallied on Thursday.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
Png predicts that a potential global recession resulting from the tariffs would be of a similar scale to the 2008 global financial crisis, which triggered an 18-month Great Recession and the worst global economic downturn since the Great Depression.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
The economic downturn in 2008 presented an almost immediate threat to her budding ventures.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Downturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downturn. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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