depressed area
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of depressed area
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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“It’s kind of a depressed area of Medford, and they’ve been able to make that a place people want to go,” Stine said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024
“It was in an economically depressed area … and vacant for many years,” said Colin Tarbert, president and chief executive of the Baltimore Development Corp.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2022
“It’s already an economically depressed area as it is,” said Mr. Chavez.
From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2022
Director Nick Hamm grew up in Northern Ireland where the British government had lured DeLorean to build his factory in a bid to bring economic prosperity to a depressed area riven by deadly sectarian violence.
From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2018
In the extreme west, which is as yet but slightly explored and settled, there is an extensive depressed area, largely saline in character, which drains into lakes and morasses, having no outlet to the ocean.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
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