downturn
noun
down·turn
ˈdau̇n-ˌtərn 
: a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activity
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The reserves are widely thought to have helped the US economy continually defy forecasters’ expectations for a downturn, even as the Fed implemented a historically rapid interest-rate hiking cycle.
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Laura Curtis, Fortune, 6 May 2024
State and local officials have raised alarm at how those provisions could impact governments’ ability to raise taxes to provide services, particularly during crises such as natural disasters, economic downturns or a pandemic.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 5 May 2024
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Laura Curtis, Fortune, 6 May 2024
State and local officials have raised alarm at how those provisions could impact governments’ ability to raise taxes to provide services, particularly during crises such as natural disasters, economic downturns or a pandemic.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 5 May 2024
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“Downturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downturn. Accessed 11 May. 2024.
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