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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The Federal Reserve’s most recent Beige Book, a collection of anecdotes about the economy, showed consumer spending among low- and middle-income consumers is on the decline.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
But mortgage interest rates are on the decline again following a series of Federal Reserve rate cuts issued over the past year or so.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Could this be another another indication that criticism is on the decline?
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
The teaser is wise to bury the lede of the new film’s premise, which is focused in part on the decline of traditional media.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
But mortgage interest rates are on the decline again following a series of Federal Reserve rate cuts issued over the past year or so.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Could this be another another indication that criticism is on the decline?
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
The teaser is wise to bury the lede of the new film’s premise, which is focused in part on the decline of traditional media.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Nov. 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 30 Nov. 2025.
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