economic depression
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Instead, industry mismanagement and a punishing economic depression left PdVSA and its partner squabbling over payments, according to people familiar with the business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The 32-year-old musician grew up in Havana during Cuba’s “special period” — a decade-long economic depression that hit the country at the start of the 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024
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- financial collapse
- severe economic contraction
- financial crisis
- prolonged recession
Possible Antonyms
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- period of prosperity
- economic growth
