on the decline

idiom

: 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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While deal-making is on the decline, nuclear energy firms are attractive to family offices looking to tap into the artificial intelligence boom, which will require immense power. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025 Involving volunteers in the tagging process helps to raise awareness on the decline in monarch populations, helps track the butterflies on a larger scale and introduces the community to conservation, Vargo said. Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Under current exemptions, the number of vaccinated children in Florida has already been on the decline. Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025 Despite being punished as though its business were on the decline, RH’s results indicate otherwise. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the decline

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“On the decline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20decline. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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