decline
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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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