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Recent Examples of downtrend
Recent history suggests this could be the start of another downtrend if the Knicks don’t stop the bleeding quickly.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Risk management Josh — Target spent most of the last year repairing a long downtrend, but the character of the chart has changed in the last few months.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
Instead, the double feature has been saddled with less than expected revenues, from a downtrend in consumer spending decreasing Measure A outflow, deep cuts in state and federal funds, and higher housing costs, forcing reductions in services amounting to close to a quarter million dollars a year.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Risk management Josh — Target spent most of the last year repairing a long downtrend, but the character of the chart has changed in the last few months.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
Instead, the double feature has been saddled with less than expected revenues, from a downtrend in consumer spending decreasing Measure A outflow, deep cuts in state and federal funds, and higher housing costs, forcing reductions in services amounting to close to a quarter million dollars a year.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtrend
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That marked an unexpected downturn for the labor market as economists had expected an increase in job growth last month.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Every other downturn has been either a single loss — or a slide of three or more.—
Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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The data suggest the slump in academic performance is not rooted only in instructional disruption.—
Moriah Balingit,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Last season, Suzuki slugged a career-high 32 home runs and 103 RBIs while his 31 doubles and 130 OPS+ tied for the second-best of his career despite a second-half slump.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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China’s consumer-price growth accelerated to the quickest in over three years and factory deflation moderated again, after a rally in energy markets and as household spending boomed during a later-than-usual Lunar New Year holiday.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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China reported its highest inflation rate in three years, a welcome sign for a country grappling with deflation and moribund consumption.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Texans had an average decrease in home equity of about $19,000 year over year, according to property analytics company Cotality.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The most recent data shows that the company saw a nearly 25 percent plunge in sales, as well as a decrease in gross profit by more than 30 percent, in 2025.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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Norman Powell has visibly slowed a step this season and has been turning the ball over at an alarming rate and will be on the downslide.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Mexicans had run a successful World Cup only 16 years prior, while the United States, desperate to give high-level soccer a boost with the North American Soccer League on the downslide.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Eating a diet rich in leafy greens, berries, and fish may help keep the brain younger for longer, with this eating pattern linked to slower shrinkage in key brain areas tied to memory and thinking, according to a new study published Tuesday in BMJ Neurology.—
Dr. Sumana Kondle,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The structure combines polymers with different shrinkage and luster properties, producing a soft loft and diffuse reflection intended to mimic the sheen of rayon or silk.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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In the wake of the Illinois Department of Transportation approving the lowering of the speed limit on La Grange Road from 30 to 25 mph, the La Grange Park Village Board moved to lower the speed limit on two additional streets.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The meeting marked a lowering of the temperature for discussions around the city’s license plate-reader system.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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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 Mar. 2026.
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