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die Flaute
   downturn, recession, slowdown (econ.); doldrums

Werbeflaute drückt Bertelsmann in die roten Zahlen.
Advertising slowdown pushes Bertelsmann into the red.

Related Words:
aus der Flaute herauskommen to recover (economically), come
out of a downturn

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