descending order
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The stocks are listed in descending order of their surprise, as calculated by LSEG.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Scotland and Italy at home on successive weekends before a final-round trip to Cardiff means Borthwick's side are working through last year's table in descending order.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
Engram chose sections of eight rivers: the Colville, Noatak, Tanana, Yukon, Kantishna, Innoko, Copper and Kuskokwim, listed here in descending order of latitude.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024
Here are our 20 favorite albums of 2023, in descending order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
First, players tried to roll a six, a five, and a four in descending order.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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