DOWNFORTHECOUNT

down for the count

Adjective

  1. Decisively beaten; defeated; rendered irrelevant for the long term.
    So, while Europe is still groggy and the U.S. is just starting to show signs of a pulse (and Japan of course is still down for the count), little Korea will grow anywhere from 3.2% to 6% this year.


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