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downslide

[daun-slahyd] / ˈdaʊnˌslaɪd /


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U.S. jobless claims resumed their downslide after breaking a monthlong decline last week, reinforcing expectations for another interest-rate hike this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The population has also more recently struggled with Syria’s economic downslide, which has sent food prices soaring and residents thrown into poverty.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

History tells us that naming rights to sports venues signal, at best, a very short-term prominence of the named companies, and at worst a high water mark followed by a downslide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2021

Addressing the call on Tuesday, Upton told CNN's Anderson Cooper in a Tuesday interview: "We have seen civility really downslide here. I'm concerned about my staff. They are taking these calls."

From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2021

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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