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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 Economic downslide Once a regional beacon of democracy and prosperity, Venezuela began a steep political and economic decline in the 2010s.—Mie Hoejris Dahl, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2025 This downslide amplifies an economic correction in the live space, following a years-long explosion of business post-Covid.—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for downslide