on the decline
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: becoming worse in condition or less in size, amount, number, etc. : declining
His health is on the decline.
Sales are on the decline.
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Florida‘s childhood immunization rates are already on the decline.
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
And that's especially true considering that interest rates on home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) are on the decline again.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The low sales – which have been mostly on the decline for years – could be the end of Paul's Natural Green Christmas tree business.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2025
Whether that is down to economic anxiety, emotional burnout, or a shifting cultural script around relationships, having an affair seems to be on the decline among those born between 1981 and 1996.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
And that's especially true considering that interest rates on home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) are on the decline again.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The low sales – which have been mostly on the decline for years – could be the end of Paul's Natural Green Christmas tree business.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2025
Whether that is down to economic anxiety, emotional burnout, or a shifting cultural script around relationships, having an affair seems to be on the decline among those born between 1981 and 1996.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
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“On the decline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20decline. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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