in decline
idiom
: to become less powerful, wealthy, etc.
There was a general feeling that the country was in decline.
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In October, Michael Snyder turned 70, an age when muscle mass and strength are naturally in decline.
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Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
In recent years, the population of saguaro cactuses have been in decline, driven by rising temperatures and prolonged drought.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
And while spending is expected to be up again, the growth of that spending may be in decline.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Newearth has long been in decline, originally a planet gifted to humanity by the alien Makers…until terraforming failed.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
In recent years, the population of saguaro cactuses have been in decline, driven by rising temperatures and prolonged drought.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
And while spending is expected to be up again, the growth of that spending may be in decline.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Newearth has long been in decline, originally a planet gifted to humanity by the alien Makers…until terraforming failed.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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“In decline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20decline. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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