downslide
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of downslide
Example Sentences
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Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt was on the downslide in 2011.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The population has also more recently struggled with Syria’s economic downslide, which has sent food prices soaring and residents thrown into poverty.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2023
"We have seen civility really downslide here," he said.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2021
Her husband is still working construction in Tucson, but he’s afraid that if the economic downslide continues, he could lose his job too.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2020
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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