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Recent Examples of downtrend
That downtrend was definitively broken in 2022 as the nastiest bout of inflation in 40 years took hold.
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Feb. 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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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Feb. 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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In an analysis by energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie, researchers noted that the nearest historical analogue would be the 1970s, when an oil supply crisis sparked downturns in several countries around the world.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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By late December, Iran was facing an economic downturn, rampant inflation and a collapse in its currency.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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Still, this most recent slump was inching this team closer to the annals of franchise infamy.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Johnson shot himself out of a slump.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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Chinese authorities have struggled to lift the economy out of an entrenched deflation as consumers cut back spending amid a prolonged real estate downturn, a bleak job market and uncertain income prospects.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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To be sure, while AI-induced deflation and labor shifts may cause turbulence, this scenario may be overlooking human adaptability and institutional response.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Interviewed before the store closing, chief executive officer Tres Lund said last year that an increase in store security expenses and decrease in customer visits had left operating costs outpacing sales.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
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In December, city staff requested an end to meeting room reservations for outside organizations due to concerns over security, a decrease in room bookings, and billing and reservation system challenges.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 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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Calipari, meanwhile, was seen as being on the downslide of his career after how things ended in Lexington.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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CrowdStrike's stock is decline is a multiple shrinkage issue, not a problem with its business.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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As fabric stretch levels increase, so does the tendency for fabrics to have high growth (bagging and sagging) or high shrinkage.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Feb. 2026
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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 4 Mar. 2026.
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