decline
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Four years after MLK launched an intensive management program for the most at-risk patients, more than 80% of enrollees have seen blood sugar levels decline.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
Living longer often comes with changes in cognitive abilities, and working memory is among the mental skills most vulnerable to age related decline.
From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026
Messrs. Hargis and Kreitz decline to disclose the sticker price, though public budget documents suggest it is less than $500,000 a missile.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
When the index has been this high in the past, the median decline for the S&P 500 over the next 12 months is 13%.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
He was twenty-four years old now and despite his accelerating mental decline was still employed by the Inter Ocean as a delivery contractor.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing decline
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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