downwards
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The chart plots the countries where their economic forecasts were revised upwards from January with those that were revised downwards.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
"If you're being bleached before you've even recovered and been able to produce juveniles again, then that's only a downwards trajectory from there," said Oakley.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
It follows growth of 0.2 percent -- revised downwards from an earlier reading of 0.3 percent -- in the last quarter of 2025.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Amaaz said: "I remember it pushing me downwards towards the floor. I think that's what woke me back up."
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
After a number of laps it stopped short at the stern bench and crouched, directing its gaze downwards, to the space below the tarpaulin.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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