in decline
idiom
: to become less powerful, wealthy, etc.
There was a general feeling that the country was in decline.
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That's especially the case in Austin where rents are in decline after an apartment-building boom has had a soothing effect on rent rises.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Even if some forms of antisemitism on campus seem to be in decline, the overall picture remains starkly different from before Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, which is ongoing, according to Hillel’s data.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Global production is in decline, not just in California, but the situation prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a $750 million tax credit in July for TV and films made in the Golden State.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
Russian power, in decline, may have to be indulged to make peace in Ukraine.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Even if some forms of antisemitism on campus seem to be in decline, the overall picture remains starkly different from before Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, which is ongoing, according to Hillel’s data.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Global production is in decline, not just in California, but the situation prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a $750 million tax credit in July for TV and films made in the Golden State.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
Russian power, in decline, may have to be indulged to make peace in Ukraine.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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“In decline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20decline. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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