downward

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Higher yields typically put downward pressure on tech stocks because the valuations of growth companies are heavily tied to future expected earnings, and rising interest rates can squeeze their profit margins.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

As Goldin points out, a similar downward trend reversed course between women born in 1955 and those born in 1980.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Immense and imposing, formed through the downward trajectory of water from mountains as it collects and freezes, they have always moved.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The unusually large downward revision was due to a steeper-than-estimated drop in activity in Ireland -- now put at 12.1 percent, far beyond an initial two-percent forecast.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Roz waded through the mid-ocean shallows until the road sloped downward and she descended beneath the surface, where she found more signs of civilization.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown