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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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Treasuries may end up regaining their haven status, particularly if signs point to an economic downturn.—
Michael MacKenzie,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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Big miss The downturn Friday came after the release of the February employment report, which showed employers shed 92,000 jobs in February, undershooting economists' forecasts of 60,000 payroll gains.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The data suggests the slump in academic performance is not rooted only in instructional disruption.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The war, which disrupted shipping via the world's most vital oil export route, has sent oil prices surging, upending global travel, pushing airline tickets on some routes sky-high, and sparking fears of a deep travel slump that could lead to widespread grounding of planes.—
Shivangi Lahiri,
USA Today,
10 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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Estimates then included a $79 million decrease in sales taxes.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2026
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The average home value in Elk Grove is currently $624,443, according to Zillow, which represents a slight decrease from the prior year.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
12 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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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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Attach with Velcro for easy removal and air dry to prevent shrinkage.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
4 Mar. 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 15 Mar. 2026.
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