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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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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




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