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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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Only an estimated 10% of the festival’s participants are between the ages of 20 and 29, a demographic that has been on the decline at the festival since 2015.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

However, as these effects fade and aggregate demand grows moderately, underlying inflation will resume its decline, the bank added.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

You’ll notice that many of the companies are from countries with a projected population decline.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

Community activist Tommy Comerford was part of a local group that began pursuing the idea of building a golf resort in the 1990s, hoping to create jobs and stem economic decline.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

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

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Earnings are likely to normalize for the new year starting in October, due to the lack of major new game launches, Sato says, forecasting declines in game-segment sales and operating profit.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Trusts with the sharpest declines in performance - including Buckinghamshire Healthcare, University Hospitals Dorset, Milton Keynes University Hospital, East Cheshire, and Torbay and South Devon - told the BBC they face pressures across the board.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

A treatment capable of improving both bone and muscle strength could be especially relevant for older adults, who often experience declines in both tissues at the same time.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

SailPoint stock declines after the cybersecurity company’s earnings top expectations but revenue misses the mark.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

The results of repeated spraying are clearly seen in other streams of the watershed, where alarming declines in the salmon populations are occurring.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

This was declined earlier this year by the UK Ministry of Justice, but Tynwald has since passed an updated bill which has been sent back to the UK government for a second time.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Gibney says Musk declined to be interviewed for the film.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

In August alone, inventories declined by 3.1 million barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Initially Céline Dion declined, but then couldn't resist joining in.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

And yet persons here and there declined to migrate; that, even to those involved, constituted a perplexing irrationality.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

While declining bond prices mean declining brokerage-account balances and threats to the stock market because bond yields are becoming more attractive, the other side of the trade is looking good for income-seeking investors.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

As we go through a period of declining prices for bonds, yields are rising.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

One potential application would be osteoporosis associated with menopause, when declining hormone levels can accelerate bone loss in women.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

But with inventories now declining, Chief Economist Claudio Galimberti said that resilience is becoming a growing market risk.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The population of Fukushima had already been declining for years before the accident, as residents left the rural setting for opportunities in cities.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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