THE economic meltdown has popularised a new term: deglobalisation.

经济崩溃促成一个新词的流行：去全球化。

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In 1998, when Suharto lost power, Indonesia suffered an economic meltdown.

1998年，Suharto下台之际，印度尼西亚遭遇了一次经济崩溃。

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The economic meltdown upended career plans and expectations for many twentysomethings.

对很多二十多岁的人来说，经济危机打乱了他们的职业规划和预期。

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"Its failure could have resulted in a 1930s-style global financial and economic meltdown, with catastrophic implications for production, income and jobs,".

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In the heat of an economic meltdown, the struggle for survival can compromise societal niceties.

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And despite the economic meltdown that has gripped the world, including Europe, gamers are dedicated consumers.

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After inflation, college costs increased by 75% in the previous decade before the economic meltdown.

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