But economists agreed that Mr. Collor's plan would produce a brutal recession, at least in the short term.

Not since the 1.4 percent drop that occurred in the third quarter of 1974, during a brutal recession, had the value of household assets declined year over year.

Suffolk's homeowners and businesses are suffering under a brutal economic recession.

Survey Says California Is Blooming Evidence shows that California has finally pulled out of a brutal three-year recession, with jobs and incomes growing swiftly.

A brutal recession and 11 years of incumbency have taken their toll on his approval ratings.

It is putting the Mexican people through a brutal recession, like wiring someone's jaw shut to lose weight.

He worked hard to keep the city's books balanced for four years during a brutal recession and anemic recovery.

New evidence shows that three years after the rest of the country, California has finally pulled out of its brutal recession, with job growth and incomes rising swiftly.

Mr. Cuomo, who is anticipating a tough re-election campaign in 1994, hopes to persuade voters that he used fiscal prudence to guide the state through a brutal recession.

(Author note: Observe that although 1982 to 1983 was a particularly brutal recession year, the Trump family's real estate fortune doubles.)