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bleak; desolate · (economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed

xiāo tiáo
WordHSK 7-9
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During the Depression in the 1930's, many wealthy people lost everything in the stock market crash.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes, we can.
Recession is a temporary falling off of business activity during a period when such activity is generally increasing.
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