on the decline
idiom
: becoming worse in condition or less in size, amount, number, etc. : declining
His health is on the decline.
Sales are on the decline.
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Drowning deaths in the U.S. were on the decline for decades, but a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that fatalities have been increasing since 2020.
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 22 May 2024
Stuart Isett/Fortune Across the globe, male sperm count is on the decline—a decades-long drop that has been alternately blamed on pesticides, heavy metals, obesity, and potentially microplastics.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Well, 21 May 2024
Yet a quick drive reveals that even though the area's population has long been on the decline, something in the Delta has increased over the last seven decades – the number of private schools.
—Talisa Treviño, ABC News, 17 May 2024
In the East Bay, median rent is on the decline, driven in large part by faltering prices in Oakland.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
The quality of properties, however, is on the decline.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
Once considered the king of vegetables in California agriculture and a seasonal delicacy exported worldwide, asparagus is on the decline here — the industry succumbing to the pressures of the global market, largely because of labor costs.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
So, by the time most of us hit our mid 20s, our natural production of collagen is already on the decline roughly by one to three percent per year keeping lifestyle factors like UV exposure, stress, and nutritional deficits in mind.
—Janell Hickman-Kirby, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
The demand for a college education is going up – at the same time government funding for postsecondary education is on the decline, according to Bankrate.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Joe Hernandez, NPR, 22 May 2024
Stuart Isett/Fortune Across the globe, male sperm count is on the decline—a decades-long drop that has been alternately blamed on pesticides, heavy metals, obesity, and potentially microplastics.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Well, 21 May 2024
Yet a quick drive reveals that even though the area's population has long been on the decline, something in the Delta has increased over the last seven decades – the number of private schools.
—Talisa Treviño, ABC News, 17 May 2024
In the East Bay, median rent is on the decline, driven in large part by faltering prices in Oakland.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
The quality of properties, however, is on the decline.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
Once considered the king of vegetables in California agriculture and a seasonal delicacy exported worldwide, asparagus is on the decline here — the industry succumbing to the pressures of the global market, largely because of labor costs.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
So, by the time most of us hit our mid 20s, our natural production of collagen is already on the decline roughly by one to three percent per year keeping lifestyle factors like UV exposure, stress, and nutritional deficits in mind.
—Janell Hickman-Kirby, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
The demand for a college education is going up – at the same time government funding for postsecondary education is on the decline, according to Bankrate.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
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