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• n  a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
  the team went into a slump
• n  a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
• v  assume a drooping posture or carriage
• v  fall or sink heavily
  He slumped onto the couch
• v  fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
• v  go down in value
  prices slumped

• Some also see the slump as a delayed effect of the vacillating economic strategy of Reagan's predecessor.
• The real estate slump has no quick fix, and could expand into a full-blown recession.
• True, the Red Sox slugger broke out of a truly embarrassing slump over the weekend, but he did so against the Texas Rangers, the second-worst team in the Major Leagues.

• slack
• drop-off
• falloff
• falling off
• depression
• economic crisis
• slouch
• slide down
• sink
• fall off
• decline
• correct

News & Articles

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• Chalmers breaks out of slump sparks Heat in Game 6
  MIAMI (AP) — Mario Chalmers broke out of a shooting slump to score 10 points, lifting the Miami Heat to a 27-25 lead over the San Antonio Spurs after one quarter of Game 6 in the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.
  June 19, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Chalmers breaks out of big slump to score 10 points and spark Heat to 27-25 lead in Game 6
  MIAMI — Mario Chalmers broke out of a shooting slump to score 10 points, lifting the Miami Heat to a 27-25 lead over the San Antonio Spurs after one quarter of Game 6 in the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.
  June 19, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
• Chalmers breaks out of slump sparks Heat in Game 6 - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports
  MIAMI (AP) - Mario Chalmers broke out of a shooting slump to score 10 points, lifting the Miami Heat to a 27-25 lead over the San Antonio Spurs after one quarter of Game 6 in the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.
  June 19, 2013 - Quincy Herald-Whig

Quotes

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• John Boehner in USA Today
  We know that if we do nothing this crisis is likely to worsen and put us in a slump the likes of which most of us have never seen,said House Republican leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, who worked with House and Senate Republican and Democratic...
• Charles Schumer in FOXNews
  While we certainly all hope this will be a shot in the arm for the housing slump, it is hardly a panacea,Schumer said, noting that 22 percent of subprime loan holders are excluded from the plan because they are behind on their payments.
• Steve Addington in International Herald Tribune
  That kid's awesome,said Steve Addington, Busch's crew chief. "I can't believe we don't win a race in three or four weeks and we're in a slump."