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Norman Powell has visibly slowed a step this season and has been turning the ball over at an alarming rate and will be on the downslide.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
The Mexicans had run a successful World Cup only 16 years prior, while the United States, desperate to give high-level soccer a boost with the North American Soccer League on the downslide.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Calipari, meanwhile, was seen as being on the downslide of his career after how things ended in Lexington.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Solar action should start to ease, however, with the 11-year solar cycle finally on the downslide.
—Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
The Mexicans had run a successful World Cup only 16 years prior, while the United States, desperate to give high-level soccer a boost with the North American Soccer League on the downslide.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Calipari, meanwhile, was seen as being on the downslide of his career after how things ended in Lexington.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Solar action should start to ease, however, with the 11-year solar cycle finally on the downslide.
—Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Downslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downslide. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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