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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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The firm also acknowledged how a wrong-way bet on an expected decline or climb in SpaceX shares risks being painful for traders.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The Nasdaq Composite’s 6% drop over the past week also contributed to Tesla’s 10% decline, given its higher volatility.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

That’s a small downgrade from the 2.6% growth seen in January, but excluding the pandemic contraction and a 2009 decline in output during the global financial crisis, that would mark the weakest year since 1991.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Over time, the adsorption capacity would eventually decline.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Otto stepped forward, polite though a little disappointed to decline the present.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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