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Record 1 2003-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Conditions and Forecasting
DEF

(1991) signs of economic recovery.

OBS

A usage based on the clichéd metaphor of new growth on a plant.

CONT

The green shoots of recovery were now showing (New Republic, 1995).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
CONT

bourgeons de la reprise économique.

Spanish

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