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Recent Examples of downtrend
However, the larger, longer-term downtrend (shown in red) remains a major obstacle that has yet to be tested.
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Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
January 2026 is estimated to reverse the downtrend of the previous months, although cargo declines will still reach 16.1 percent year over year to 1.87 million TEUs.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
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Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
January 2026 is estimated to reverse the downtrend of the previous months, although cargo declines will still reach 16.1 percent year over year to 1.87 million TEUs.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtrend
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Leave it to the ever-optimistic Raffaello Napoleone, chief executive officer of Pitti Uomo and its parent company Pitti Immagine, to send a positive message to fashion professionals even amid a global downturn in luxury spending that has yet to reverse its course.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
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While projections of revenue growth are welcome, the overheated nature of the stock market and California’s reliance on capital gains and income tax as revenues make California state government especially vulnerable to downturns.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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While Harmon has capably knocked down her midrange jumper lately, shooting guard Jordan Lee is in the midst of slump.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Jan. 2026
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O'Leary briefly appeared on Forbes' billionaire list in 2018 but dropped off in 2019 due to a slump in Ryanair's stock prices and has not been named a billionaire since.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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China’s deflation trap China’s deflationary spiral will deepen and Beijing won’t do anything to stop it.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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Third, deflation cuts both ways.—
Shuli Ren,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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Johnson, who has been in office since May 2023, said homicides were down 30% last year and there was also a 34% decrease in drug overdoses.—
Tony Dokoupil,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The agency, which patrols unincorporated areas of the county, investigated 18 homicide deaths in 2025 after ending the previous year with 37 homicides — a 54% decrease.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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The offensive side of his game is on a noticeable downslide, though.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Solar action should start to ease, however, with the 11-year solar cycle finally on the downslide.—
Marcia Dunn,
Fortune,
28 Dec. 2025
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By relying primarily on the rising edges of optical pulses, the system is robust against pulse-width variations caused by LED response characteristics, a phenomenon known as data-dependent pulse width shrinkage, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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Avoid high heat that causes shrinkage and dry the sweater flat to prevent stretching.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
29 Dec. 2025
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Deportation, and the threat of it, have upended the lives of millions of American children in the last few decades alone, while also creating a permanent underclass of workers who live in fear while their labor allows for the quiet lowering of costs for goods and services.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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The lowering of drug prices is a position of wide appeal that Trump has tapped into in his second term.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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There may be some pressure as well on institutions to reduce tuition; and the major question is whether doing so might result in diminution of necessary instruction and training, particularly in person.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2025
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Of course, the early witnesses to Tongan culture were the agents of its disruption and diminution.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Downtrend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtrend. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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