downward

Example Sentences

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Wednesday’s U.S. employment report showed jobs growth in January was stronger than Wall Street expected but also included downward revisions for 2025 that left some investors worried about weakness in the labor market.

From MarketWatch

The carrier’s outlook is more encouraging compared with the slow downward path expected before, with strong overall demand and a stable premium mix, Choonnawat says.

From The Wall Street Journal

But they will likely show a large, downward revision to the size of the American workforce as a result of far lower levels of immigration than is embedded in current estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their return, that terrifying downward slide through the underground stream, had taken minutes.

From Literature

“LNG exports have motivated U.S. production growth and productivity improvements that exert downward price pressures and benefit American consumers,” Dean Foreman, chief economist of the Texas Oil & Gas Association, wrote last year in a study.

From The Wall Street Journal