in decline
idiom
: to become less powerful, wealthy, etc.
There was a general feeling that the country was in decline.
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The old model of four years on campus, large lecture halls, and credentialing monopolies was already in decline.
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Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The local Jewish population was already in decline when the Belfast Hebrew Congregation was built in 1964 as a house of worship with a capacity of 1,500.
—Rosario Del Valle, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
During the last ice age, both lineages’ populations were in decline.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2025
Deaths from black lung — a chronic condition caused by inhaling coal dust — had been in decline since the introduction of federal regulations over a half-century ago.
—Taylor Sisk, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
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Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The local Jewish population was already in decline when the Belfast Hebrew Congregation was built in 1964 as a house of worship with a capacity of 1,500.
—Rosario Del Valle, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
During the last ice age, both lineages’ populations were in decline.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2025
Deaths from black lung — a chronic condition caused by inhaling coal dust — had been in decline since the introduction of federal regulations over a half-century ago.
—Taylor Sisk, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for in decline
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“In decline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20decline. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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