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Recent Examples of downdraft
The latest downdraft has brought AMGN back to a long-term support area near $260 defining the stock’s trading range.
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 19 May 2025
Internet stocks rebounded after yesterday’s downdraft.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Preceding the upturn, the ratio saw a significant downdraft in Q1 that resulted in a breakdown, indicating a bearish shift in XLK’s relative strength trend.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 12 May 2025
Eventually, some of that air cools, forms precipitation and then a combination of wind and precipitation rushes to the ground in a downdraft.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 19 May 2025
Internet stocks rebounded after yesterday’s downdraft.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Preceding the upturn, the ratio saw a significant downdraft in Q1 that resulted in a breakdown, indicating a bearish shift in XLK’s relative strength trend.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 12 May 2025
Eventually, some of that air cools, forms precipitation and then a combination of wind and precipitation rushes to the ground in a downdraft.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downdraft
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Unlike fiat currency, gold and silver reserves cannot be printed or expanded to stimulate economic growth during downturns.—
Luciano Duque,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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Yet, equity markets are running on hopes of central bank easing and a belief that political leaders will swerve at the last moment, appearing to ignore the risk of a significant economic downturn, according to Bank of America.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
4 July 2025
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The seeming slowdown in hate speech monitoring comes as antisemitic harassment, vandalism, and assault are on the rise in the United States and globally, the Anti-Defamation League reported, with 2024 deemed a peak year for antisemitism.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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Even top producers should expect a slowdown in the first few months.—
Drew Gurley,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Independent and third-party share has generally increased consistently from 23.4% in 2000 to 32% in 2025, with slight stagnation in growth from 2004 to 2008.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
2 July 2025
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That contrasted with views for more stagnation in Europe and further slowing in China.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Price was making lower lows and lower highs, the moving averages were all sloping downwards, the RSI was consistently below 50, and the relative strength was in a confirmed downtrend.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
10 July 2025
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The median and average unemployment duration climbed back to near pandemic-era highs, with the share of those out of work for 15 weeks or more jumping to 38.3%, from 34.9%, reversing a downtrend over the last six months.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
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Everyone knows the main culprit for this downswing: an offensive line that sprung holes, especially on the edge.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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Aside from reactions to Musk’s political turn, markets have not looked kindly at Tesla for about a year, as the company’s vehicle deliveries, model development and progress on consumer cars have all been on the downswing.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Downdraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downdraft. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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