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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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The bank’s economists forecast that commodity prices will rise by 22% this year, having expected to see a 7% decline in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, memory chip makers have benefited from supply shortages that have allowed them to raise prices, but Kim expects memory prices to eventually decline as deployments kick off later next year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Morgan recommends buying optical-networking stocks Coherent and Lumentum after a more than 15% decline from early-June highs.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Over time, the adsorption capacity would eventually decline.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The decline in sea levels let the two peninsulas join up.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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