Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 57 decline 57 drop 54 uptick 49 spike 48 declines 46 slump 46 decrease 45 upswing 44 improvement 43 upturn 43 slowdown 42 dip 42 resurgence 41 pickup 40 discrepancy 40 surge 40 downturn 40 slowing 40 increase 39 decreases 38 glut 38 turnaround 38 fall 38 cutbacks 38 bump 37 weakness 37 drops 36 influx 36 declining 36 slide 36 plunge 35 shortage 35 reductions 35 disparity 35 rise 35 slumping 35 shift 34 deterioration 34 fewer 34 difference 34 contraction 34 jump 33 shortfalls 33 pickups 33 absence 33 discounting 33 sluggish 33 reduction 33 inexperience 33 pullback 32 exodus 32 numbers 32 slower 32 lull 32 softening 32 increases 32 shortfall 32 lack 32 lagging 32 economic downturn 32 impact 32 disadvantage 31 spikes 31 fluke 31 slack 31 departures 31 disconnect 31 lag 31 disruption 31 problem 31 falling 30 percentage 30 disruptions 30 backups 30 steep 29 erosion 29 increased 29 improvements 29 anomaly 29 averaging 29 crunch 29 discrepancies 29 averaged 29 openings 29 dropping 29 midseason 29 inconsistent 29 season 29 lackluster 29 closings 29 decreased 29 slowed 29 buildup 29 spurt 28 recession 28 bounce 28 averages 28 setbacks 28 departure 28 dropped 28 plummeting