downward
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The downward pressure on reservations comes as several countries, including the United States, China and Germany issued travel advisories for their citizens in France.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
During the first part of the study, the ground within Masaya's caldera gradually subsided, meaning it moved downward.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Russia’s partial lifting of its diesel-export ban also provided modest downward pressure on oil prices, the bank said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
"Once the public has stopped trusting you, it's kind of a downward spiral," says associate professor Alison Taylor of New York University's Stern School of Business.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
But she had died, nine years ago, and his father had contracted, as if a weight had settled on him and concertinaed him downward and inward.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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