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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtrends
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This rigidity creates panic during market downturns.—
Sheryl Rowling,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Banks that can attract and retain deposits, especially operating and transaction balances, can price credit, invest in product, and survive downturns in ways that fee-only or wholesale-funded models can’t.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Just one week ago, Miami Heat center and captain Bam Adebayo was in the middle of one of the worst offensive slumps of his NBA career.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2026
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Why are all the metals flying higher, while oil slumps to multi-year lows?—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
19 Dec. 2025
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Those decreases have been offset by an increase in the amount of square footage owned by the state government.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, Peloton has experienced subscriber loss, with some quarters registering slight decreases in connected fitness memberships.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Hosting a Super Bowl watch party involves stocking up on tasty snacks, dips, and small bites to help keep hungry football fans satisfied for hours.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
30 Jan. 2026
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Data from the state's Bureau of Finance & Management indicates several months measured in FY2025 saw dips in sales and use tax growth.—
Dominik Dausch,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
29 Jan. 2026
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That marks a break from longstanding practice, as regulators have long relied on the VSL to value mortality reductions in regulatory cost-benefit analysis.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The disaster shook public confidence, led to speed reductions and temporarily paused construction on new lines, but no major incidents have been reported in the 15 years since, even as the network has continued to expand.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Grave of the Fireflies is about the horrors and degradations of war.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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For Parisian Jews in 1941 and 1942, these thefts were compounded by a cascade of other degradations, including the loss of distinguished positions at the Sorbonne, in banking, science, and medicine, with more devastation to come.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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At one point in the season, Pitt was 7-2 and won their first five games with true freshman Mason Heintschel at quarterback, who took over for Eli Holstein after back-to-back losses early in the year against West Virginia and Louisville.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bitcoin prices dropped over the weekend, declining to their lowest point of the year as multiple bearish factors combined to drive losses.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Downtrends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtrends. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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