in decline
idiom
: to become less powerful, wealthy, etc.
There was a general feeling that the country was in decline.
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As the world reels from tariffs instituted by the Trump administration, stock markets are widely in decline.
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Mark Osborne, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
An economy in decline Of course, there is the matter of whether what happens on Wall Street affects or is at least representative of the larger economy.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
More than 10,000 hotel workers remained dues-paying union members during a hostile 1920s that saw most unions in decline.
—Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Declining Male Participation in the Workforce: Labor force participation among men—especially working-class and less-educated men—is in decline.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Mark Osborne, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
An economy in decline Of course, there is the matter of whether what happens on Wall Street affects or is at least representative of the larger economy.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
More than 10,000 hotel workers remained dues-paying union members during a hostile 1920s that saw most unions in decline.
—Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Declining Male Participation in the Workforce: Labor force participation among men—especially working-class and less-educated men—is in decline.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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“In decline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20decline. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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