decline
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Porsche SE shares are down 23% year-to-date, reflecting the decline in its core Volkswagen holding, in which it owns a 53.1% stake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The council said the rodents had been in decline due to habitat loss and the invasive mink.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The state has gone some ways toward reversing the decline, with the figure rising to 66% in November 2024.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
The S&P 500 fell 2.5% on Friday, ending a nine-week winning streak and marking its largest one-day percentage decline since October.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The more I flipped on, the more I knew: Morgenstern wasn’t writing any children’s book; he was writing a kind of satiric history of his country and the decline of the monarchy in Western civilization.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Vocabulary lists containing decline
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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