slowdown

Example Sentences

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Any slowdown in AI deals could spell bad news for the company.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

This long-term slowdown in housing construction has left the region with an older, more strained housing stock and a deep shortfall in affordable options.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

That demographic shift may already be contributing to a slowdown in the growth of the region’s labor force, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Because cities normally produce a constant level of ground shaking, even a brief slowdown becomes easy to detect.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

The ripple of the slowdown thudded back through the cars to the tail of the train.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi