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
Amaaz said: "I remember it pushing me downwards towards the floor. I think that's what woke me back up."
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
He said in-built satnavs tended to be lower down the dashboard in the centre of the car, so people "might take their eyes off the road and look downwards" which could be "highly distracting".
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
Picked out by Antoine Semenyo, Haaland lofted a superb cross into the Newcastle area and O'Reilly timed his run perfectly to thump a downwards header past Pope from close range.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Would pull her down, leaving on the surface a spinning swirl like crabs leave when they burrow downwards on a beach.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
