on the downside
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: when one considers the disadvantages
On the downside, the car does not have much trunk space.
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The title character is the person who plays him—a former national champion boxer, now on the downside of his career, who, here, enacts a drama about his own life.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Price-wise, this rack is fairly inexpensive compared to others, but on the downside, its minimalist design isn’t meant to hold small utensils or other tinier objects that might fall through the slats.
—Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2024
In retrospect, the strong negative response from the September, 6, 2024 negative jobs report was an overreaction on the downside.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Today By Jack Pitcher , Reporter There's breadth on the downside, too: Only 19 S&P 500 stocks closed higher today, the fewest gainers in a day since March, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
—WSJ, 20 Dec. 2023
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Price-wise, this rack is fairly inexpensive compared to others, but on the downside, its minimalist design isn’t meant to hold small utensils or other tinier objects that might fall through the slats.
—Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2024
In retrospect, the strong negative response from the September, 6, 2024 negative jobs report was an overreaction on the downside.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Today By Jack Pitcher , Reporter There's breadth on the downside, too: Only 19 S&P 500 stocks closed higher today, the fewest gainers in a day since March, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
—WSJ, 20 Dec. 2023
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