a lean patch

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A period of failure, decline, or poor performance or results. Almost every new business experiences a lean patch at some point or another.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Joan	['dʒəun]
Darren	DER-ən, DAR-ən	English
Domonkos	-	Hungarian
Joaquim	-	Portuguese, Catalan
MelÁNia	-	Hungarian, Slovak
Samar	-	Arabic