downslide
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U.S. jobless claims continued their downslide last week, once again flouting expectations for an uptick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
But Johnson’s downslide was encapsulated in the long-running controversy over Downing Street parties in 2020 and 2021 that violated COVID-19 lockdown rules.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
History tells us that naming rights to sports venues signal, at best, a very short-term prominence of the named companies, and at worst a high water mark followed by a downslide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
Addressing the call on Tuesday, Upton told CNN's Anderson Cooper in a Tuesday interview: "We have seen civility really downslide here. I'm concerned about my staff. They are taking these calls."
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2021
However, severe ethnic violence, the closing of key business enterprises, and an empty government treasury have led to a continuing economic downslide.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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