downward
Example Sentences
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But the takeover accelerated the center’s downward spiral in ticket sales and fundraising.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The replacement subsidy will likely be phased out and could put downward pressure on overall auto sales in China this year and the next two years, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
One part of the atomic wave interacted with the magnetic field, allowing the researchers to create an upward force that precisely balanced the downward pull of gravity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Though some of the decline in Welsh scores was not "statistically very robust" and science results had "stabilised", he said "unfortunately for Wales, we see that overall downward trend still continuing".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Phineas will tamp the sand tight to bottle up the explosion, channeling the blast downward into the rock to shatter it.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
