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Meanings of downward spiral in English

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Usage of downward spiral in English
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However, in recent times his life has taken a spectacular downward spiral.
News.com.au
2
A long, downward spiral of cheapening compromise in the name of survival.
A fugitive truth: an emma fielding mystery
3
People are in a sad place and it's often a downward spiral.
The Guardian
4
Your downward spiral began long before 2008, you told me so yourself.
News.com.au
5
Safety nets can fall apart and I went into a downward spiral.
The Guardian
6
Just as Greece went into a downward spiral, so too did Cyprus.
News.com.au
7
Kept waiting for the downward spiral to stop and it hasn't stopped.
The new yorker
8
This is a downward spiral that would lead to a worldwide depression.
The Irish Times
9
Love for one's partner elicits acceptance of this downward spiral of physicality.
Ebony
10
In Egypt, Global Telecom Holding continued its downward spiral, falling 3 percent.
Reuters
11
Everyone was forced to sell until it became a devastating downward spiral.
The quants: how a new breed of math whizzes conquered wall stree...
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Finally he accepted defeat as he began the downward spiral into unconsciousness.
Bundori
13
I was fighting a downward spiral- abattleI felt I'd never win.
Climbing Magazine
14
For the sake of the fans, the downward spiral cannot go on.
The Guardian
15
My downward spiral began, as many downward spirals do, by jinxing it.
Independent.ie
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Zimbabwe's economy has been on a new downward spiral since 2012.
The South African
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