as in downhill
a downward slope the cabin is precariously perched on a declivity of the mountain's northern face

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Noun
  • Men’s downhill: Odermatt (605 points) leads countryman Franjo von Allmen by 83 points.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Namely, making a downhill defender have to turn on a dime and sprint uphill, backpedaling between wing and prayer.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
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  • Medical testing conducted at the Institute of Forensic Medicine determined that the baby, a girl, was likely of South American descent and was born alive.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • According to Honda, the purpose of the flight was to demonstrate a number of key technological areas for reusable systems, including flight stability during ascent and descent, and power landing capability.
    David Szondy June 21, New Atlas, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Besides the 28% dip in overall crime, cops have seen a 48% drop in burglaries, a 28% fall in felony assaults and a 27% reduction in robberies, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
  • Monday saw some dips and slight drops, but the market rebounded and closed up almost 1%.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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  • Cheng Xin/Getty Images New home prices fell 0.22 percent in 70 Chinese cities in May, the largest decline in seven months, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan also contributed significantly to the squandering of its unipolar moment and setting off the decline of the American century.
    Narges Bajoghli, Time, 19 June 2025
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“Declivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declivity. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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