cooldown
noun
cool·down
ˈkül-ˌdau̇n 
: the act or an instance of allowing physiological activity to return to normal gradually after strenuous exercise by engaging in less strenuous exercise
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Miami ranks among least affordable cities amid housing crisis, market cooldown coming?
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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 17 May 2024
Markets had rallied to new record highs Wednesday after the latest Consumer Price Index showed a cooldown for the first time in months, stoking hopes that the Federal Reserve could start cutting interest rates as soon as September.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 17 May 2024
Markets had rallied to new record highs Wednesday after the latest Consumer Price Index showed a cooldown for the first time in months, stoking hopes that the Federal Reserve could start cutting interest rates as soon as September.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
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“Cooldown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooldown. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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