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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Both quarterbacks are near the end of their careers and are clearly on the decline, but Cousins has the familiarity with other players and the coaching staff that Rodgers doesn't have.
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Mortality associated with heart disease is steadily on the decline, and the death rate as a result of a stroke decreased year over year between 2021 and 2022.
—Jean-Pierre Conte, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
And with vaccination rates on the decline and the Trump administration slashing spending on public health funding and staffing, such outbreaks could get much worse.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
The unelected public figure’s favorability has been on the decline since charting a course for DOGE’s slashing of waste, fraud and abuse, and stock of his company Tesla has dropped at the same time.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Mortality associated with heart disease is steadily on the decline, and the death rate as a result of a stroke decreased year over year between 2021 and 2022.
—Jean-Pierre Conte, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
And with vaccination rates on the decline and the Trump administration slashing spending on public health funding and staffing, such outbreaks could get much worse.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
The unelected public figure’s favorability has been on the decline since charting a course for DOGE’s slashing of waste, fraud and abuse, and stock of his company Tesla has dropped at the same time.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
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“On the decline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20decline. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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