as in downturn
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Recent Examples of downslide
Data released by the NBS on Friday showed new home prices in China remained unchanged between November and December 2024—putting a stop to a downslide that has been going on since June 2023.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Careers go up and down, and mine was on a bit of a downslide at that point.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 July 2024
This time, the downslide affected more than just the big tech names as nine out of 10 Dow categories and 10 out of 11 S&P 500 sectors saw losses.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 19 July 2024
On the Line stars Gibson as Elvis Cooney, a veteran overnight radio shock jock whose being urged by management to change his ways since his career is on the downslide.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Careers go up and down, and mine was on a bit of a downslide at that point.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 July 2024
This time, the downslide affected more than just the big tech names as nine out of 10 Dow categories and 10 out of 11 S&P 500 sectors saw losses.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 19 July 2024
On the Line stars Gibson as Elvis Cooney, a veteran overnight radio shock jock whose being urged by management to change his ways since his career is on the downslide.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downslide
Noun
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Market downturns can be unnerving, but the stock market generally rewards investors who are patient.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Those are the loans that go bad quickly during a downturn.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Economists predicted that the United States would break free of its long-running housing slump in 2025.—
Luke Broadwater Eric Schmitt Glenn Thrush Abbie VanSickle,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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The decline coincided with a sales slump at Tesla and came amid worldwide protests against Musk over his role in Trump's administration.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
6 June 2025
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According to Spire, this rate increase just offsets the decrease in natural gas prices which took effect in November 2024.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2025
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The freeze amounts to a 5% budget decrease for the universities due to the $2.4 billion budget shortfall.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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They are then transported to the Berkhamsted conservation center, where their condition is examined for deterioration.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Nationwide, the ramifications of deportation for these key citizens will affect all of us, which can lead to deterioration of our healthcare system, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, home health aides, etc.—
Rachel Blumberg,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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Economic activity in April was widely expected to show a downtrend, in part thanks to U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war.—
Ganesh Rao,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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The daily price chart for the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund is here: The price has moved upward from the April lows but is unable to cross above the downtrend line that connects the late November 2024 high with the early March 2025 high.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Even before the Trump 2.0 era started on January 20, Asia’s biggest economy was grappling with a massive property crisis that’s generating deflation.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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China also remains unable to shake the specter of deflation stemming from how its production capacity has outpaced domestic consumer demand for its products in recent years.—
ESWAR PRASAD,
Foreign Affairs,
23 May 2025
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Chronic stress can even raise the risk of diabetes, heart disease and memory loss from the shrinkage of the hippocampus--even degenerative brain diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Here's what to know The overall reading fell to 49.8 — anything below 50 marks a contraction — with the employment index also showing shrinkage and the new orders measure slowing.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
24 Mar. 2025
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After noticing a global gap in effective and trusted protection when faced with financial diminution, the company honed in on the product, refining it to meet the needs of employees worldwide.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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What’s really harmful, in my estimation, is the uncertainty of it all and the diminution of trust our strongest allies will have in the United States for years to come.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Downslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downslide. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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