soft landing

noun

Economics.

a slowing down of economic growth at a manageable rate relative to inflation and unemployment.

soft landing

noun

a landing by a spacecraft on the moon or a planet at a sufficiently low velocity for the equipment or occupants to remain unharmed
a decrease in demand that does not result in a country's economy falling into recession

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Word History and Origins

Origin of soft landing¹

First recorded in 1960–65

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“Obviously it’s been difficult, but we’ve had a soft landing compared to others,” she says.

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Trump did so on Thursday but gave Waltz a soft landing, announcing that he would nominate him to serve as ambassador to the United Nations.

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The capsule will return to Earth with a parachute-assisted soft landing, while the rocket booster will land itself around two miles away from the launch site.

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No rush, never pushy, it can wait all day, and with an aroma that envelops me like a long, heartfelt embrace delivered from someone I have missed and truly adore, it is a soft landing at the end of the day.

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"For women at other levels of office, when they lose an election, sometimes options are not as available to them compared to men, who get a soft landing at a law firm or insurance business, and it gives them a place to take a beat, make some money and then make decisions about what's next," said Debbie Walsh, director for the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.

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