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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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Corfield declined to comment about the latest allegations when contacted last week.

From BBC

Treasury yields declined following softer-than-expected U.S. consumer price index gains and ahead of a shortened week featuring the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge.

From The Wall Street Journal

Equities slid last week, with all three major indexes declining at least 1.2%.

From Barron's

Equities slid last week, with all three major indexes declining at least 1.2%.

From Barron's

The result was a decline in moviegoing and an explosion of interest in an exciting new technology: television.

From The Wall Street Journal