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Josh Fellman, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Right-hander Jacob Watters, acquired from the Athletics in the trade that sent Jeffrey Springs west, was 93-95 with an absolute hammer curveball with sharp, late downward break.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
David Kesselman, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
In Slovakia, the channel slopes downward towards the mansion.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
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Surveys have shown anxiety, including an unexpected downward revision of the University of Michigan’s March consumer sentiment index from 57.0 from 57.9 on Friday.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Right-hander Jacob Watters, acquired from the Athletics in the trade that sent Jeffrey Springs west, was 93-95 with an absolute hammer curveball with sharp, late downward break.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
Squeeze your shoulder blades together and downward (don't let your shoulders shrug upward).
—David Kesselman, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
In Slovakia, the channel slopes downward towards the mansion.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Downward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downward. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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