descending

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The setup has improved since TNX broke above a bearish descending triangle in mid-March, a move that helped form the current bull flag pattern.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

And since what most investors own is the S&P 500, or baskets of stocks that look similar to it, descending to a more typical valuation would be just as unpleasant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

This fluidity appears hard to understand, but there are underlying principles from the coaches that enable it to work without descending into chaos.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Who down there, waiting in the out-the-door Sweetgreen line or descending into the subway, has glimpsed the void in the way I have?

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

“Leave the lights on,” Harry added, and as they heard someone descending the steps outside the door, they backed against the wall on either side of it.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling