downward turn

collocation in English

meaningsofdownwardandturn

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downward
adjective
uk
/ˈdaʊn.wəd/us
/ˈdaʊn.wɚd/
moving towards a ...
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turn
noun
uk
/tɜːn/us
/tɝːn/
an opportunity or a duty to do something at a particular time or in a particular order, before or after ...
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(Definition ofdownwardandturnfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some classical studies on economic cycles identify adownwardturnin the international economy around 1913-14.
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Interest rates were considerably lower than they are now and inflation on adownwardturn.
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Many farmers who were farming in pre-war days, particularly in the 1920s, remember what happened when world prices took adownwardturnthen.
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However, what will happen when the economy takes adownwardturn?
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There is now the preliminary indication of adownwardturn.
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There is now a distinctdownwardturnabout which we need to know.
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Since the new year, however, events have taken adownwardturn.
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So we find ourselves starting thedownwardturn.
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These show a dangerousdownwardturnin the first quarter of this year.
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An upward helix follows thedownwardturnand is followed by a right corkscrew.
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Their fortunes took a decidedlydownwardturnfrom there.
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In 1929 her career took adownwardturn, and she had no roles that year.
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Before the contract was signed, the practice took adownwardturnand lost a significant amount of value.
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The final hit was when the coal industry took adownwardturnand most of the local coal mines ceased operation.
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When he stepped down from one such company, the stock took adownwardturnwhen a press release in 1999 announced his resignation, claiming that his objectives have been achieved.
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Friedman argued that thedownwardturnin the economy, starting with the stock market crash, would have been just another recession.
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