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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a downward path" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, trend, or journey that is declining or deteriorating in some way.
Example: "The company's financial reports indicate that we are on a downward path, and immediate action is required to reverse this trend."
Alternatives: "a declining trajectory" or "a negative course".
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Or is this a downward path to zero?
By 1968, the Beatles were on a downward path.
Our starters led us on a downward path of excess.
The worry now is that prices will also start to follow a downward path.
Germany's "budgetary strategy is not sufficient to bring the debt ratio back on a downward path," the E.U. executive warned.
US annual inflation has been on a downward path since the summer, and economists are expecting further falls.
The hope is that economic recovery from 2014 together with continuing fiscal stringency will put it on a downward path.
Loans for first-time buyers were on a downward path well before the crisis, because of high house prices.
Recent reports have highlighted how America is on a downward path compared with other nations in graduating students from college.
A few people, extrapolating from personal experience, are convinced that the city is still on a downward path.
They have been on a downward path since peaking last autumn at £186,000 for the average property.
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