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spiral downward
phrasemainly US(UK usuallyspiral downwards)
(of prices, etc.) to become less, at a faster and faster rate:
Employees were demanding higher wages at a time when productivity was spiraling downward.
Some of our clients were panicking because the markets were spiraling downward.
Wages continue to spiral downward as more people leave the workforce.
Many people's incomes are spiraling downward because of the recession.
This news sent share prices spiraling downward.
See also
spiralverb
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