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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
The cartel's internal forecasts suggest a slower-than-expected global recovery in oil demand, prompting a downward revision of its 2025 growth estimates.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Curve downward and around to remove the breast in one large piece, then repeat on the other side.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
According to Cramer, the downward action indicated that hot sectors might have been due for a cool down.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
The cartel's internal forecasts suggest a slower-than-expected global recovery in oil demand, prompting a downward revision of its 2025 growth estimates.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Adverb
Gas prices have been recently trending downward in the state as Thursday’s cost of gas was less expensive than a month ago, when people in Virginia paid $3.058 per gallon.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Curve downward and around to remove the breast in one large piece, then repeat on the other side.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Downward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downward. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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