descending

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And since what most investors own is the S&P 500, or baskets of stocks that look similar to it, descending to a more typical valuation would be just as unpleasant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Price has pushed through both a bullish inverse head-and-shoulders pattern and a bearish descending triangle, suggesting a trend shift:

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Allen was instead taken down by agents shortly after rushing past them and before descending stairs and entering a ballroom where Trump and other top administration officials were seated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Unrest escalated once again this week, with group of protesters descending on Epsom a second time.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

I know not whether the day was fair or foul; in descending the drive, I gazed neither on sky nor earth: my heart was with my eyes; and both seemed migrated into Mr. Rochester’s frame.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë