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Recent Examples of downslide
Solar action should start to ease, however, with the 11-year solar cycle finally on the downslide.
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Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Economic downslide Once a regional beacon of democracy and prosperity, Venezuela began a steep political and economic decline in the 2010s.
—Mie Hoejris Dahl, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2025
This downslide amplifies an economic correction in the live space, following a years-long explosion of business post-Covid.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
Tim Lammers Snow White’s opening weekend projection has been on the downslide for about a month.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Economic downslide Once a regional beacon of democracy and prosperity, Venezuela began a steep political and economic decline in the 2010s.
—Mie Hoejris Dahl, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2025
This downslide amplifies an economic correction in the live space, following a years-long explosion of business post-Covid.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
Tim Lammers Snow White’s opening weekend projection has been on the downslide for about a month.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downslide
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Firms disproportionately shed routine jobs during economic downturns, when efficiency pressure peaks.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Extended sizes for women’s apparel on Target’s website fell 37% from March 2025 to March 2026, with a 30% downturn in just the past six months, according to data from retail intelligence firm EDITED.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Alex Bregman broke out of a 0-for-13 slump with three hits, and Javier Assad worked 5 2/3 shutout innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 9-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Its slump comes as investors continue to wring their hands over the possibility that AI tools like Claude Cowork might overtake Microsoft 365, which has been a major revenue driver for Microsoft.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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Unemployment insurance claims stood at 202,000 in the week ending March 28, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week, according to Labor Department data.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the decaying physical structure, Richards highlighted a decrease in correction officer staffing levels such that people inside do not feel safe.—
Steve Zeidman,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Built in 1948, the bridge is not as old as others in the city, but the concrete is in bad condition as a result of years of deterioration and weather, said Keith Echternach, DPW program manager of Bridge Design.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
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Years of economic deterioration have tipped into something more acute.—
Thomas E. Franklin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The stock spent most of the back half of last year in a downtrend, making lower highs and undercutting its 200-day.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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Recent history suggests this could be the start of another downtrend if the Knicks don’t stop the bleeding quickly.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Police then pursued the Infiniti driver north on Campbell Avenue and used a tire deflation device, Allard said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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The slowdown in headline inflation was largely driven by deepening energy deflation, following the resumption of generous electricity and gas subsidies, Surya said.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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All of the cumulative regions the wave passes through, with all of the growth and shrinkages that occur, imprint themselves onto the wave, as do the initial and final gravitational potentials.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Apr. 2026
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Warm water can cause slight shrinkage in linen and cotton, but won’t generally affect synthetics.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
1 Apr. 2026
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In both films, the effect is of a diminution, a depersonalization—not to say, a desecration of the experience of horror that the documentary element embodies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Several reasons account for this diminution.—
Jason Fogelson,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Downslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downslide. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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