in decline

idiom

: to become less powerful, wealthy, etc.
There was a general feeling that the country was in decline.

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The sad fact of the matter is that Irish whiskey as a whole was in decline through almost all of the 20th century. Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 Snack sales aren’t the only casualty: Eating out and drinking alcohol are also in decline. Quartz Staff, Quartz, 13 May 2025 According to Tapper and Thompson, Biden’s closest aides and family members knew that the president’s physical and mental health were in decline. Nicole Russell, USA Today, 8 May 2025 But Spurs’ free cash is in decline again — and their heavy spending on transfers is the reason why. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in decline

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“In decline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20decline. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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