Collocations for "downturn"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "downturn" in context.
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downturn
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- took a downturn (when)
- [an economic, a market] downturn
- a downturn in the [economy]
- a downturn in [demand, sales]
- a [recent, severe, sudden, prolonged] downturn
- the current downturn
- a global downturn in
- an industry downturn caused by
- experienced a downturn caused by
- businesses [affected, hit] by the downturn
- [plan, provision] for a downturn
- managed to [weather, survive] the downturn
- as a result of the (current) downturn
- has been a downturn in economic growth
'downturn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):