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Meanings of first contraction in English

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Usage of first contraction in English
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It was the first contraction since the second quarter of 2018.
Reuters
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In February, the survey posted its first contraction since May 2003.
The Irish Times
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It marked the first contraction since 2014, ending a record expansion.
Radio NZ
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That marked the economy's first contraction in a decade in Mexico.
Reuters
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January's figure was the first contraction for 27 months.
The Guardian
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It was the first contraction in five quarters.
Reuters
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The factory output sub-index fell to 49.5, the first contraction since May.
BBC
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The first contraction set my legs a-tingle.
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That would be the first contraction in annual GDP since the depths of the financial crisis in 2009.
The Guardian
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China's GDP showed the first contraction in decades as the coronavirus outbreak shut down large parts of its economy.
The Irish Times
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Russia's economy is heading for the first contraction in a decade after the prices for its raw materials exports tumbled.
Reuters
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It was the first contraction since July 2016 and the weakest reading since February 2016.
Reuters
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The figures were worse than analysts' beaten-down forecasts and marked the first contraction since the Chinese Cultural Revolution ended in 1976.
The Irish Times
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Adding to the grim mood, data showed Brazil's services sector activity shrank in April, marking the first contraction since September last year.
Reuters
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The gauge had sunk 24.5% in the first two months, the first contraction on record.
Reuters
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The services sector fell to 49.6 last month from 50.9 in March -the first contraction since November.
The Guardian
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