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
Enkhtuya	-	Mongolian
Adnan	-	Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Urdu
Linnette	li-NET	English (Rare)
Malachy	-	Irish
Cowessess	-	Native American, Ojibwe
&Aelig;Lfwine	-	Anglo-Saxon