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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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That marks the first annual decline in the data series dating back to at least 1992.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prices dropped 2.7% last month compared to a year earlier, the sharpest decline in five months.

From BBC

Contacted by AFP, lawyers of the suspects did not immediately respond or declined to comment.

From Barron's

This has caused oil prices to decline, though the risk that the situation there escalates remains, the commodity analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tesla, a longtime favorite of ordinary investors, has seen the biggest decline in retail activity.

From The Wall Street Journal