as in downturn
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Recent Examples of downdraft
Asian equities were mixed despite a stronger U.S. dollar overnight, gold surging, and yesterday’s U.S. equity downdraft, as Taiwan underperformed.
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
None of the major media giants were immune to the downdraft, led by Warner Bros. Discovery with a 4% slide for the day to close at $10.59.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
However, strong wind shear can tilt the storm system, so that the downdraft occurs at a different location, and the updraft of warm moist air can continue, supplying the storm with moisture and energy.
—Shuang-Ye Wu, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
The sell-off brings Apple’s three-day rout to 19%, a downdraft that has wiped out $638 billion in market cap.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
None of the major media giants were immune to the downdraft, led by Warner Bros. Discovery with a 4% slide for the day to close at $10.59.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
However, strong wind shear can tilt the storm system, so that the downdraft occurs at a different location, and the updraft of warm moist air can continue, supplying the storm with moisture and energy.
—Shuang-Ye Wu, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
The sell-off brings Apple’s three-day rout to 19%, a downdraft that has wiped out $638 billion in market cap.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downdraft
Noun
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Market downturns can be unnerving, but the stock market generally rewards investors who are patient.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Those are the loans that go bad quickly during a downturn.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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The indications of a slowdown in global travel, paired with ongoing economic uncertainty, are resulting in some bargain international and domestic airfares.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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The question rates asking in consideration of the popular belief inside the Fed that economic slowdowns push down prices.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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In the world of franchising, where consistency and scalability are paramount, operational efficiency can mean the difference between stagnation and exponential growth.—
Gigi Schweikert,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Past experience with post-conflict reconstruction around the world shows that transparency and inclusivity in government decision-making are the best antidotes to corruption, economic stagnation, and other common maladies in recovering countries.—
Natasha Hall,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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Economic activity in April was widely expected to show a downtrend, in part thanks to U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war.—
Ganesh Rao,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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The daily price chart for the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund is here: The price has moved upward from the April lows but is unable to cross above the downtrend line that connects the late November 2024 high with the early March 2025 high.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The New York Jets enter the 2025-26 NFL season on the downswing and in need of more help, especially on the offensive end.—
Seth Quinn,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Other sectors on the downswing: Professional and business services, down 3,900; retail, down 2,000; financial activities, down 1,300; information, down 1,100, and construction, down 600.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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“Downdraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downdraft. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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