downspin

Not being an economist I only recall this initial downspin and forecasts being proved wrong - at least in the early going.

Elite Folly and Selection Bias, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Mexico, finding itself in the same economic downspin as the rest of the world, is taking steps to jumpstart its economy.

Calderon outlines plan for Mexico's struggling economy 2009

Come to think of it, the mere mention of James Carville or Bob Shrum does really send me into a downspin of depression and physical collapse too (including rather embarrassing loss of certain bodily controls ... leading me to learn the hard way that Depends ain't so damn dependable).

Sound Politics: When Karl Rove Attacks 2006

From Denver, the word was that the United States has been on a desperate decade-long downspin that can only get worse if the Republicans keep the White House.

Walden Bello: The World Needs an Isolationist America 2008

The mere threat of withdrawing the funds of a given bank could send this one in a fatal downspin.

The Venezuelan autocracy: building it up (part 3: the purse strings) 2007

He lived from 1902 till 1984 just barley escaping the downspin of the world.

Photography can be a Savior for the Natural World. 2006

Moving downspin, weight lessened, he needed about ten seconds to disappear where to the eye the deck met the overhead.

Starfarers Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1998

Again saving his breath, the man backed downspin, but slantwise, so that he added little to his weight.

Inconstant Star Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1991

The stock went into a downspin last fall when the post-election surge in firearms sales came to an end.

DailyFinance 2010

There's a strong feeling that we're populating a ship whose time has gone by, that action taken by moderators or admins will demoralize and send the site on an irrevocable downspin.

Everything2 New Writeups 2010