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downstream sector
Subject:
Economics

any process that occurs at a later stage; such as marketing.

downturns
Subject:
Economics

phases of the business cycle when the economy contracts (shrinks).

draft
Subject:
English First Additional Language , English Home Language

the first attempt at writing something; an unfinished, unpolished, unedited version.

drainage density
Subject:
Geography

total length of streams in relation to area

drainage pattern
Subject:
Geography

pattern made by the way in which tributaries join the main stream

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