He lived from 1902 till 1984 just barley escaping the downspin of the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Photography can be a Savior for the Natural World.] Reference

The mere threat of withdrawing the funds of a given bank could send this one in a fatal downspin.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Venezuelan autocracy: building it up (part 3: the purse strings)] Reference

Again saving his breath, the man backed downspin, but slantwise, so that he added little to his weight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Inconstant Star]

Mexico, finding itself in the same economic downspin as the rest of the world, is taking steps to jumpstart its economy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Calderon outlines plan for Mexico's struggling economy] Reference

Not being an economist I only recall this initial downspin and forecasts being proved wrong - at least in the early going.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elite Folly and Selection Bias, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [Walden Bello: The World Needs an Isolationist America] Reference

The result is an erosion of profitability, leading to an economic downspin.    From Wordnik.com.  [MRZine.org] Reference

The stock went into a downspin last fall when the post-election surge in firearms sales came to an end.    From Wordnik.com.  [DailyFinance] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [Everything2 New Writeups] Reference

Obama's recipe for America would put us in a downspin. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2008] Reference