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
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Except for March 22 when high winds caused the cancellation of the men’s and women’s downhill races, the 5850 Fest went off without a hitch.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025 -
Some of them are physical, downhill runners, and some of them are guys who can take a misdirection, scissors-type run and go the other direction with it.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2025
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Flanagan goes on to open up about the descent into violence that coincided with his continued rise in punk circles, especially with the formation of Cro-Mags.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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But this particular glass squid observed during the descent held its arms loosely above its head in a maneuver called a cockatoo pose, which has been observed previously in glass squids.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Your Elliott is stretching in particular ways or doing dip; how much of that was in the script?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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Citi upgrades Constellation Energy to buy from neutral Citi says investors should buy the dip in the largest operator of U.S. nuclear power plants.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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This is a result of a profit-first capitalist system in crisis in the epoch of imperialism’s decline.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Gold’s warning What’s more, the spike in gold prices this year has continued to signal a risk-off mentality among investors, as gold tends to rally during periods of decline in stocks.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Declivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declivity. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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