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The phrase "a cycle of decline" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or process where something is continuously deteriorating or worsening over time.
Example: "The once-thriving economy has entered a cycle of decline, leading to increased unemployment and reduced consumer spending."
Alternatives: "a downward spiral" or "a pattern of deterioration".
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With the grassroots game trapped in a cycle of decline, a radical approach is essential.
They viewed history as a cycle of decline and renewal associated with the succession of ruling dynasties.
If you've no money coming in, you become dependent on foodbanks and there's a cycle of decline that makes you less likely to enter the labour market".
Meanwhile, Welsh-language broadcaster S4C could be pushed into "a cycle of decline" due to an inflation-adjusted 24% cut to its budget imposed since 2010 and its reliance on an increasingly cash-strapped BBC for 90% of its income, warns the report.
A recent report from the Institute of Welsh Affairs warned that the channel could fall into a "cycle of decline" due to an inflation-adjusted 24% cut to its budget imposed since 2010 and its reliance on the BBC for more than 90% of its budget.
"The NUT continues to vehemently oppose all school bandings in Wales fearing they will lead to a cycle of decline in Welsh schools for which there could be no escape," he said.
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With commodity prices declining and the Consumer Price Index dropping in October by the greatest amount on record, there are signs of disinflation, perhaps even the possibility of a cycle of declining prices, known as deflation.
Wholesale and consumer prices have slid back sharply in the downturn as oil prices collapsed, raising fears among some economists that the economy is nearing deflation, a cycle of declines in prices and wages.
Furthermore, traditional risk factors for atherosclerotic kidney disease, such as diabetes and hypertension, can lead to a cycle of declining renal function and progressive atherosclerosis [ 4].
But instead, the state party — once a symbol of Republican hope and geographical reach and which gave the nation Ronald Reagan and Richard M.. Nixon) — is caught in a cycle of relentless decline, and appears in danger of shrinking to the rank of a minor party.
Our findings highlight the importance of further investigation of the relationship between this and attrition, and interventions to prevent and/or break a cycle of functional decline and premature termination of treatment.
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a process of decline
a cycle of scandal
a cycle of helplessness
a cycle of life
a cycle of use
a cycle of stillness
a cycle of invalidation
a cycle of bitterness
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a cycle of deprivation
a cycle of regeneration
a pattern of decline
a cycle of destruction
a cycle of bloodshed
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