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die Durststrecke (-n)  lean period, hard time(s)

Die Firma hat eine Durststrecke von drei Jahren durchstehen müssen.
The company had to go through a lean period of three years.

Related: der Durst thirst, durstig thirsty, die Strecke distance, stretch, route, line

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