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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
The broader economy was already on shaky terrain due to fears over Trump's economic policy and the sweeping changes ushered in by the Republican administration's trade stances that could charge downward consumer sentiment.
—James Powel, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
The Editors, National Review, 8 Apr. 2025
This did not work, not even once inflation began to trend downward.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Stock indexes continued their downward trend, though not as steeply, on Monday and Tuesday, and in response to the Trump administration further jacking up tariffs on Chinese imports, China is reportedly considering reducing or banning U.S. films from the country.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
The broader economy was already on shaky terrain due to fears over Trump's economic policy and the sweeping changes ushered in by the Republican administration's trade stances that could charge downward consumer sentiment.
—James Powel, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Adverb
For two days, the stock market responded to this move by diving sharply downward.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Apr. 2025
This did not work, not even once inflation began to trend downward.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Downward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downward. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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