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The phrase "a year of decline" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a period, typically a calendar year, during which there has been a decrease in performance, value, or other measurable factors.
Example: "The company reported a year of decline in sales, prompting management to reevaluate their marketing strategy."
Alternatives: "a year of downturn" or "a year of regression."
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China's exports rebounded sharply in December after more than a year of decline.
Since July, Hong Kong's tourist figures have been growing again, after more than a year of decline (see chart).
In 1971, a year of decline, it managed 122,000 breeder cattle and controlled 1.4 million acres of ranches.
The announcement of 2,000 redundancies at Britain's biggest insurer came as its bosses battle to save £400m in costs after a year of decline.
After a year of decline, the number of syphilis cases reported in New York City appears to be on the rise, health officials said on Tuesday.
The National Rifle Association's four flagship magazines added nearly 350,000 subscribers between February and June of this year, reversing more than a year of decline and suggesting a surge in recruits following the February school shooting in Parkland, Fla.
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It would work against them in a year of declining values.
On a historical basis, even a year of declining employment is a mere blip.
SMITH--David L.,died on March 14, after a year of declining health.
He said after a year of declining revenues for its respiratory drugs in the US, sales had picked up in January.
The market that next year presents for flatware and hol loware made of sterling sil ver and plated silver comes, however, after almost a year of declining sales.
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