Word: spiraling
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...soon entered an excruciating downward spiral of which many were unaware and others were powerless to stop. He became addicted to crystal methamphetamine, spent an increasing amount of time in casinos and strip joints, and endured several minor scrapes with the law. Each incident served to gradually erode his political credibility and widen the already considerable rift with his family...
Holt was sentenced to one year in federal prison, a term that was later shortened by four months due to time served for drug-related charges. Quite simply, Holt’s downward spiral was complete...
Harry does all of these things to his young and would-be young readers. After reading a Potter chronicle, they dream that they are on the Quidditch field or climbing through a portrait at the top of a spiral staircase. They wish desperately that they could talk to Harry. They also think about evil in the book: an evil that never disappears, but remains a constant for sequel after sequel, gaining strength in times of complacency...
...spotty track record when it comes to matching supply with demand. In the 1990s, strict government controls fed a speculative price bubble that made Hong Kong one of the world's most expensive real estate markets. When the bubble burst in 1997 during Asia's financial crisis, a deflationary spiral ensued, knocking prices down by some 60% and destroying much of the wealth of property owners and commercial developers...
...campus; Mingwei and his administrative allies in the Office for the Arts are already eyeing the grove near the chapel in the Yard. He wants to “design cloth that sort of coils out, like this”—he draws a widening spiral in the air with a finger—“like an eddy...