on a/the downswing
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: becoming smaller or worse : decreasing
The company's sales are on a/the downswing.
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Aside from reactions to Musk’s political turn, markets have not looked kindly at Tesla for about a year, as the company’s vehicle deliveries, model development and progress on consumer cars have all been on the downswing.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Other sectors on the downswing: Professional and business services, down 3,900; retail, down 2,000; financial activities, down 1,300; information, down 1,100, and construction, down 600.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Taylor Swift’s Albums are Largely on the Decline The rest of Swift’s currently-charting titles are all on the downswing.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Whisky always overshoots on the upswing and undershoots on the downswing.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Other sectors on the downswing: Professional and business services, down 3,900; retail, down 2,000; financial activities, down 1,300; information, down 1,100, and construction, down 600.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Taylor Swift’s Albums are Largely on the Decline The rest of Swift’s currently-charting titles are all on the downswing.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Whisky always overshoots on the upswing and undershoots on the downswing.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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