diminish

As knowledge and understanding diminish, so does the quality of thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“I want him to be able to say when he’s scared, hurt, embarrassed or wrong without feeling like those things diminish him.”

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Mourning Israeli civilians, she argued, did not negate the suffering of Palestinians or diminish the struggle against Israel’s government.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

If inflation slows down, chances of a Fed rate hike diminish.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

As the population of the ghetto continued to diminish, officials began to reorganize those of us remaining.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

"Illness acts as a crossroads in a pontificate -- it either accelerates its momentum or diminishes its power," Vatican watcher Giacomo Galeazzi wrote in La Stampa daily on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Roche’s decision diminishes expectations for one of the company’s most closely watched pipeline assets, the bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The "gender pace gap" diminishes to 0.25% in 100-mile races, according to a study of more than 20 years of amateur ultra-race data conducted by RunRepeat, in collaboration with the International Association of Ultrarunners,

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The concept of choosing time over money diminishes for mothers who feel unable to pause their careers, even when personal or caregiving demands intensify.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Now that the day is almost done, the world of glass recedes, the butterfly threat diminishes.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

Judge Welsh said the map was of "international cultural significance" and the damage had "permanently diminished what can be learned from it".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

But among these people, diminished trust in democratic processes can play out in counterintuitive ways.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

But, after that, his interest in human-driven cars clearly diminished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

But that advantage diminished in the age of social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Now that her initial fear had diminished, something else had begun to emerge from her.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

He was part of the TV show that started it all – a pretty great one at that – so his reappearance after years of diminishing returns has sparked excitement and hope in equal measure.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The focus on the "casseurs" has eclipsed concerns voiced by many protesters, particularly younger people facing expensive housing, uncertain employment prospects and diminishing expectations of matching their parents' living standards.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Even people who remained physically active showed evidence of diminishing performance as they grew older.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Yet all the while, data showed that racial imbalances in the criminal-justice system were diminishing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Yeah, fish feces,” she answered, not lifting her eyes from the book she was studying in the diminishing light.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy