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WordBand 7–8Toofey picks
downturn
/ˈdaʊntɜːn/
noun
A period when activity or numbers go down.
- “The downturn forced many shops to close their doors.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))