Why a 2022 recession would be unlike any other (core)

SENTIMENT

a general feeling, attitude, or opinion about something

OUTCOME

a result or effect of an action, situation

RETRENCHMENT

a situation in which a government, etc. spends less or reduces costs

SHORTAGE

a situation in which there is not enough of something

LABOR FORCE

all the people in a particular country who are of the right age to work

BUFFER

an extra supply of materials that a company keeps in order to prevent a situation where none are available

LAY OFF

discharge a worker temporarily or permanently because of a shortage of work

UNSUSTAINABLE

something that cannot continue at the same rate

STIMULUS

something that causes growth or activity

INCENTIVE

something that encourages a person to do something

EXPANSION

the action of becoming larger or more extensive

ADJUST

to change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable

WEATHER

to deal successfully with a difficult situation or a problem

DECLINE

to gradually become less, worse, or lower

CONTRACT

to make or become shorter or narrower or generally smaller in size

STICK AROUND

to stay somewhere for a period of time