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Recent Examples of downtrend
The downtrend that extended from the March highs was just broken in late September — something has changed.
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Jay Woods, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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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Jay Woods, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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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And while Starbucks’ store format is expensive to upkeep, customers have become less willing to pay higher prices for its drinks since the COVID pandemic and ongoing economic downturn.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hosiery and underwear, meanwhile, saw a large downturn in Q3—sales dropped to $80 million, down more than 22 percent year on year.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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That was the case even if the extent of their subsequent slump — four consecutive Premier League defeats, six losses out of seven in all competitions — surprised everybody.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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After improvements in passenger totals in 2021, 2022, and 2023, San Jose and Oakland both began to suffer slumps in 2024 and the weakening pattern has lingered well into 2025, a review of official airport statistics shows.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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In September, the decline in China’s factory-gate prices, a gauge of deflation, extended into the 36th straight month, though the drop has narrowed following Beijing’s attempt in recent months to rein in price competition in certain sectors.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rather than forcing lopsided trade deals on allies and friends, Washington would do better to organize a common message to Chinese leaders that a business model that fuels deflation at home and anger abroad is untenable.—
Christopher Smart,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Heart rate decreases during stretching, which could signify the body entering a calm state.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to Nexstar, overall Q3 ad sales stood at $476 million, a decrease of $146 million from the third-quarter of 2024.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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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
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In the film, Pussycat encounters Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), a stuntman for Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), a Hollywood star whose career is on the downslide.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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He was put on another inhibitor, this time a MEK inhibitor, to aid in tumor shrinkage.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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People taking the twice-daily pill also had slower brain shrinkage — particularly in the hippocampus, which controls memory and thinking, the atrophy was about 18% less than those taking the placebo.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 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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As a result, the lowering of the standards has become a way of life, and that’s THE problem.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 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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Maryland has a diminution credit system in which some inmates can earn a reduction in their sentence.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Downtrend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtrend. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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