Crash and Recession

Crash

Crash noun - The violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact.

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Recession and crash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recession" instead a noun "Crash".

Nearby Words: crashed, crashing

Recession noun - A period of decreased economic activity.

Usage example: the country is just coming out of a recession, so expect to see fewer layoffs and more new jobs in the coming year

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Crash and recession are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crash" instead a noun "Recession".

Nearby Words: recede, recess, recessive, recessed, recessing

nasty	nasty crash	nasty recession
massive	massive crash	massive recession
big	big crash	big recession
horrible	horrible crash	horrible recession
Other adjectives: major, minor, worst, inevitable, subsequent, recent, unscathed, economic, financial, global.

Then the financial crash happened in 2008, the Great Recession hit, and military budgets got slashed across the board, leading the Pentagon to abandon the project.

Source: Space Marine
The Reagan/Thatcher/Gorbachev era ended with a bang as "greed is good" got replaced by the 1987 Wall Street Crash and postwar recession ennui through the early 90s.

Source: The '90s

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