in decline
idiom
: to become less powerful, wealthy, etc.
There was a general feeling that the country was in decline.
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And refutes this idea that dinosaurs were in decline before the asteroid struck.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
The Pamir-Karakoram Anomaly, which has allowed glaciers in these mountain ranges to withstand climate change longer than expected, has been in decline since 2018.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
What To Know According to the tracker, the rate at which the objectives outlined in the document have been implemented is now in decline.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Or were dinosaurs already in decline before the impact, with the asteroid merely delivering the knockout punch?
—Dino Grandoni The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
The Pamir-Karakoram Anomaly, which has allowed glaciers in these mountain ranges to withstand climate change longer than expected, has been in decline since 2018.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
What To Know According to the tracker, the rate at which the objectives outlined in the document have been implemented is now in decline.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Or were dinosaurs already in decline before the impact, with the asteroid merely delivering the knockout punch?
—Dino Grandoni The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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