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PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) expects these downward trends in public school enrollment to continue.
—Aaron Garth Smith, Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2025
Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Over all the population of the Painted Bunting is trending downward.
—Stan Tekiela, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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So while both drones can stay steady when flying close to the ground (a benefit of the downward sensors), only the Flip brakes and stops in place when an obstacle is obscuring its path forward.
—PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) expects these downward trends in public school enrollment to continue.
—Aaron Garth Smith, Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2025
Adverb
The artist emerged crouched on the hood of a muscle car, moody and looking downward.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Over all the population of the Painted Bunting is trending downward.
—Stan Tekiela, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Downward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downward. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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