Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 28 decline 26 due 26 attributed 25 adverse 25 decreased 25 blamed 24 triggered 24 declining 23 slowdown 23 halted 23 worsening 23 mitigate 23 closures 23 affected 23 decrease 23 prolonged 23 owing 23 worsened 23 severe 22 decreasing 22 impacted 21 increased 21 resulted 21 plagued 20 stabilized 20 consequence 20 related 20 susceptible 20 survive 20 slowed 20 decreases 20 harmed 20 result 20 characterized 20 downturn 19 offset 19 affect 19 caused 19 linked 19 implicated 19 impacts 19 depressed 18 deterioration 18 reduced 18 affecting 18 attributable 18 occurring 17 partially offset 17 catastrophic 17 affects 17 incurred 17 cutbacks 17 economic downturn 17 experiencing 17 disruptions 16 weakened 16 compounded 16 hampered 16 disruption 16 severely 15 suffered 15 exposed 15 suffer 15 significantly 15 impact 15 undermined 15 devastating 14 deteriorating 14 hurt 14 hurting 14 deteriorated 14 survived 13 reeling 13 disrupted 13 benefited 12 excluded 12 paralyzed 12 hardest 12 vulnerable 11 devastated 11 dependent 11 aggravated 10 suffering 10 influenced 10 diminished 9 resilient 9 disturbed 9 shaken 8 battered 8 forced 8 damaging 8 spared 7 ravaged 7 protected 7 benefiting 6 compromised 5 squeezed 5 ruined 5 damaged 4 driven 1 destroyed