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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After months of warnings to pay overdue road tolls that have swept across America, that scam is finally on the decline.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Sales tax revenues, which make up about 85% of the VTA’s funding, have been on the decline.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
In many ways, the former All-Star is on the decline.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
But tobacco use in France has actually been on the decline in recent years.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 May 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Sales tax revenues, which make up about 85% of the VTA’s funding, have been on the decline.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
In many ways, the former All-Star is on the decline.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
But tobacco use in France has actually been on the decline in recent years.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 May 2025
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“On the decline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20decline. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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