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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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Instead, this decline reflects something else: deliberate policy choices that increase friction for participants and vendors.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Corporate insiders, far from turning more bearish during March’s stock-market decline, are slightly more bullish than they were in February.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Fellow chemical maker LyondellBasell LYB 3.77%increase; green up pointing triangle is enjoying a similar ride, with its stock up 84% so far this year after two years of decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Commodities | Focus NDR Ned Davis Research External link April 2: Copper dropped 9.5% in March, snapping a seven-month winning streak and marking its largest monthly decline since June 2022.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

So catastrophic was the decline that the Siriono passed through a genetic bottleneck.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann