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Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 20 Jan. 2025
The post-pandemic shopping boom has ended, and many stores that were on a downward trajectory before 2020 are now headed back down that path to bankruptcy as normalcy returns to the retail industry.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Claw Toe Claw toe is a deformity marked by toes bending downward into a claw-like position, causing pain and balance issues.28
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—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Their design uses two arms that secure your wheels by reaching over them and putting downward pressure on your tires to keep the bike locked in place on a metal tray.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 20 Jan. 2025
The post-pandemic shopping boom has ended, and many stores that were on a downward trajectory before 2020 are now headed back down that path to bankruptcy as normalcy returns to the retail industry.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Adverb
In another, overlooking a Han River marina, there are three interlocking layers: water (most of the picture), hilly horizon, and, at left, a scalloped edge of rowboats and storage sheds that pulls your eyes downward.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Claw Toe Claw toe is a deformity marked by toes bending downward into a claw-like position, causing pain and balance issues.28
28.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Downward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downward. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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