decline
Example Sentences
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This “prime-age” group’s participation rate has held near multidecade highs—evidence that the overall decline in participation is being driven by an aging population cycling out of the workforce rather than discouraged workers giving up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The economy added a decent 68,000 jobs a month from January to March, reversing a decline in employment at the end of last year.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Even when events did precede a market decline, stocks often recovered within weeks or months.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Retail and consumer discretionary ETFs are down nearly 8% since the Iran War began, outpacing the S&P 500’s 4.5% decline.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
