Politicians began to use the dreaded R-word: recession.

政客们开始使用令人恐惧的R字头词：recession（意为：经济衰退）。

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If you want to reduce some stress, you can reduce this by the word S-T-R-E-S-S, that's stress.

如果您想减轻压力，可以用 S-T-R-E-S-S 来减轻压力。

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And the mainstream tech press is flexing the R-word, too.

主流技术媒体也在发出召回的呼声。

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The only evidence was cut into a tree and a fence: the letters C-R-O and the word Croatoan,C-R-O-A-T-O-A-N.

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I could see that the word w-a-t-e-r meant something wonderful and cool that flowed over her hand.

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I put Helen's hand under the cool water and formed the word w-a-t-e-r in her other hand.

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Bernanke didn't use the R word in his carefully crafted address, but after the words, he took some questions.

NPR: Bernanke Hints at Further Interest Rate Cuts

And with the U.S. economic rebound just now starting to look sustainable, another shock to the system could bring the R word back into the mix.

FORBES: Upgrade Parade Continues After Encouraging Jobs Data

But whoever the next president is, corporations are likely to be the target of the R word, as the government desperately searches for revenues as it makes cuts where it can.

FORBES: The "R" Word: GOP Wants More Revenue from Corp America