The phrase "Great Depression" refers to a severe economic downturn that occurred worldwide during the 1930s. It was a period of widespread unemployment, poverty, and financial hardship. Full definition
And Indeed, the market was simply starting to bounce back from the bottom of the devastating great depression, the biggest market collapse. (quintuitive.com)
It is not hard to calculate that Lady Bird graduated in 2007, just before the biggest economic crash since Great Depression happened, leaving her with no prospects of getting a job and in a devastating student loan debt. (veronikasfilmreviews.com)
The artworks inside the imposing white central pavilion and the medieval dockyard buildings include US photographer Walker Evans's images of poverty - stricken farmers in Great Depression - era southern Alabama and a huge banner by an artist activists» coalition, Gulf Labour, about the exploitation of migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates. (theguardian.com)