downwards

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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

Lynsey says you should angle bowls downwards so they don't collect water and mix up your cutlery so spoons don't nest together.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

And while emissions have now been trending downwards or stagnant for almost two years, any decline is not yet substantial.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

“The government is looking to ease planning regulations and the estimated trajectory for interest rates is downwards, which should also encourage new buyers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

From the button downwards, the lines of the coat separated and curved away behind the legs of the wearer and came together again at the backs of the knees, forming a pair of ‘tails’.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl