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flatline
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flatline [ˈflætˌlaɪn]
vb (intr) Informal
1. (Medicine) to die or be so near death that the display of one's vital signs on medical monitoring equipment shows a flat line rather than peaks and troughs
2. to remain at a continuous low level


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Ultimately, many argue that, this time around, prices are rising for one reason: the world's population will rise by half in the next 40 years, oil production is flatlining, and demand from the developing world keeps on rising.
By the late 1980s, the industry was flatlining, with an aging customer base and few new customers drifting in: the classic example of a product reaching what marketing experts call "old age.
Not only is sunrise not coming any earlier, it continues to get later right past the solstice until flatlining from Dec.
 
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