on a/the downswing
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: becoming smaller or worse : decreasing
The company's sales are on a/the downswing.
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Other sectors on the downswing: Professional and business services, down 3,900; retail, down 2,000; financial activities, down 1,300; information, down 1,100, and construction, down 600.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Taylor Swift’s Albums are Largely on the Decline The rest of Swift’s currently-charting titles are all on the downswing.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Whisky always overshoots on the upswing and undershoots on the downswing.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
His career from there went on the downswing, eventually leading to him retiring in 2024 despite being just 28 years old.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Taylor Swift’s Albums are Largely on the Decline The rest of Swift’s currently-charting titles are all on the downswing.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Whisky always overshoots on the upswing and undershoots on the downswing.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
His career from there went on the downswing, eventually leading to him retiring in 2024 despite being just 28 years old.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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