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Her past several albums did not reach the same heights as her biggest releases, and the story around Perry shifted from world-conquering hitmaker to a star on the downswing – one whose latest singles and albums all underperformed, and things weren’t looking up.—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 After a little early-2000s time on a downswing, the combo of a pink, translucent base and white tips has become a beautiful no-brainer for so many of us.—Marci Robin, Allure, 17 Mar. 2026 That group had known nothing but playing into February until the 6-11 downswing last season.—Sam McDowell March 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026 The goal appears to be to avoid those downswings that occurred over the last two seasons.—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downswing