on the decrease
idiom
: becoming less in size, amount, number, etc. : decreasing
The number of college applications is on the decrease.
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Vance’s pitch to his audience — meaning, pretty specifically, Midwestern voters — focused on the decrease in manufacturing that led to rampant unemployment in the region.
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Philip Bump, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
The median home in Central Indiana cost $277,000, which is on the decrease.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2023
As the system moves northward, winds would be on the decrease Sunday.
—Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 30 July 2020
Some of those, as well as some other counties that had case counts on the decrease, had an early warning asterisk indicating a problem could be arising.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2020
Indiana’s coronavirus situation based on five metrics on its dashboard, noted Friday that positive cases and deaths have been on the decrease over a seven-day rolling average; hospital admissions have been on the increase, and emergency room and intensive care unit admissions are inconclusive.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2020
Through tonight: Clouds will continue to be on the decrease.
—Greg Porter, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2023
New York Times, McCollum explained that the decision to close the production temporarily was based partly on the decrease in COVID-19 cases across New York City — something that prompted Gov. Kathy Hochul to drop the state’s indoor mask mandate starting Feb. 8.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2022
As this happens, the brain picks up on the decrease of oxygen and wakes the person up from their sleep to breathe.
—Deirdre Mundorf, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2021
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Philip Bump, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
The median home in Central Indiana cost $277,000, which is on the decrease.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2023
As the system moves northward, winds would be on the decrease Sunday.
—Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 30 July 2020
Some of those, as well as some other counties that had case counts on the decrease, had an early warning asterisk indicating a problem could be arising.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2020
Indiana’s coronavirus situation based on five metrics on its dashboard, noted Friday that positive cases and deaths have been on the decrease over a seven-day rolling average; hospital admissions have been on the increase, and emergency room and intensive care unit admissions are inconclusive.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2020
Through tonight: Clouds will continue to be on the decrease.
—Greg Porter, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2023
New York Times, McCollum explained that the decision to close the production temporarily was based partly on the decrease in COVID-19 cases across New York City — something that prompted Gov. Kathy Hochul to drop the state’s indoor mask mandate starting Feb. 8.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2022
As this happens, the brain picks up on the decrease of oxygen and wakes the person up from their sleep to breathe.
—Deirdre Mundorf, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2021
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