decline

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Primm, an alternative to Vegas for Southern Californians that cut 45 minutes off the drive, suffered a decline in tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic and saw increased competition from tribal casinos in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Such exams are typically given when doctors suspect cognitive decline, as journalist Jim Acosta underscored recently by taking the test himself, which involves drawing a cube or identifying common animals.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

By 2100, the SSA projects a total fertility rate roughly 30% higher than both the Census Bureau and the CBO, which expect fertility to continue to decline.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The funding, including for the poorest countries, is front-loaded and will decline more steeply over the five years, according to an analysis by the Center for Global Development, a Washington think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Thus the mercantile tradition contributed to the great Ionian awakening around 600 B.C., and, through slavery, may have been the cause of its decline some two centuries later.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan