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Slowdown   /slˈoʊdˌaʊn/   Listen
Slowdown

noun
1.
The act of slowing down or falling behind.  Synonyms: lag, retardation.






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"Slowdown" Quotes from Famous Books



... long-term tax reduction program designed to increase capital formation. The failure of our Nation's capital stock to grow at a rate that keeps pace with its labor force has clearly been one cause of our productivity slowdown. Higher investment rates are also critically needed to meet our Nation's energy needs, and to replace energy-inefficient plants and equipment with new energy-saving physical plants. The level of investment that is ...
— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various

... retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians - with heavy input from bureaucrats and business executives - wield actual decisionmaking power. The economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth, but Japan still remains a major economic power, both in Asia ...
— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.



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