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downslide

[doun-slahyd] / ˈdaʊnˌslaɪd /


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Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt was on the downslide in 2011.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

“We’ve seen civility really downslide here,” he said.

From Seattle Times Nov. 9, 2021

"We have seen civility really downslide here," he said.

From Salon Nov. 9, 2021

Her husband is still working construction in Tucson, but he’s afraid that if the economic downslide continues, he could lose his job too.

From Slate Apr. 24, 2020

However, severe ethnic violence, the closing of key business enterprises, and an empty government treasury have led to a continuing economic downslide.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency




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