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downhill

[daun-hil, daun-hil] / ˈdaʊnˈhɪl, ˈdaʊnˌhɪl /
ADJECTIVE
descending
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“What’s gone downhill is security,” Wilcox said, fingering Mali and Burkina Faso.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

From Curiosity's position, the panorama looks downhill toward the crater floor, while the distant rim of Gale Crater is only faintly visible along the horizon.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Great Britain's Flora Perkins was among 15 riders to crash while speeding downhill early in the race.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

That mass of rock and ice plunged about 800 metres onto a debris-covered glacier, before surging downhill, briefly damming the Lhende River.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

The robot marched downhill and across the shore.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown


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