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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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Already, studies of veterans with diabetes, electronic records of patients prescribed semaglutide, and a meta-analysis of randomized trials, suggest that GLP-1 users are less likely to be diagnosed with dementia or cognitive decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

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

The results showed a clear decline in movement after treatment began.

From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 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

As Assemblyman Jacob Hiltzheimer noted in his diary, “The members decline remaining in the city.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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