downtrends

noun

plural of downtrend
as in downturns

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  1. downturns
  2. slumps
  3. decreases
  4. shrinkages
  5. dips
  6. deteriorations
  7. reductions
  8. falloffs
Noun
  • The oil giant is also building a stadium, investing in renewable power projects, and often borrows during downturns to maintain funding to the state.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The reserve fund is intended to help the state maintain essential services during economic downturns, when tax revenues may fall.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of downturns
Noun
  • Despite slumps everywhere on the Blue Jackets’ lineup, Fantilli and Johnson have made highlight plays in recent outings.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In last year’s World Series, Ohtani had endured hitting slumps, too, but his teammates compensated with timely contributions to earn a second consecutive title.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of slumps
Noun
  • As daylight decreases, buck (male deer) and doe (female deer) hormones increase.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Tim Belfall, a director at Starlink installer Westend WiFi, reports that the pricing decreases have been popping up in the UK, too.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of decreases
Noun
  • All of the cumulative regions the wave passes through, with all of the growth and shrinkages that occur, imprint themselves onto the wave, as do the initial and final gravitational potentials.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of shrinkages
Noun
  • Spicy Queso Dip Trader Joe’s dips are hit or miss—this one’s a hit.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The ice cream shop faces dips in daily revenue when the temperature drops.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of dips
Noun
  • Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of deteriorations
Noun
  • Google’s research suggests that SpaceX’s fully reusable Starship rocket could require approximately 1,800 flights to achieve significant cost reductions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But this year, OVS slashed its funding, forcing service reductions and uncertainty while barring the program from using grant money to help survivors across county lines.
    — Connie Neal, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of reductions
Noun
  • About half of those seasons involved dramatic falloffs in production for those players the next year.
    — Michael Beller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of falloffs
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