in decline
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: to become less powerful, wealthy, etc.
There was a general feeling that the country was in decline.
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Their deals have come against a backdrop of a post-peak TV era where terrestrial television is in decline and the new normal is consolidation.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
For years, the narrative has been that movies, in contrast to TV series, were in decline — casualties of a once-in-a-century pandemic that shuttered theaters and a double blow from prolonged industry strikes.
—Alejandro Rojas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Three species of Arctic seals now face extinction due to global warming, while half the planet’s birds are in decline due to habitat loss.
—Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
That same study suggests about 70% of the butterfly species native to Charlotte are in decline.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
For years, the narrative has been that movies, in contrast to TV series, were in decline — casualties of a once-in-a-century pandemic that shuttered theaters and a double blow from prolonged industry strikes.
—Alejandro Rojas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Three species of Arctic seals now face extinction due to global warming, while half the planet’s birds are in decline due to habitat loss.
—Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
That same study suggests about 70% of the butterfly species native to Charlotte are in decline.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
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“In decline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20decline. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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