downwards

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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

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

Expectations have reset sharply downwards, but Goldman Sachs still sees opportunities for Wegovy, CagriSema and oral Wegovy to drive value in excess of what the market currently believes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

They were down in some subterranean place—the bottom of a well, for instance, or a very deep grave—but it was a place which, already far below him, was itself moving downwards.

From "1984" by George Orwell