declined
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Authorities declined on Monday to specify what the injuries were.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The rise in exports was narrow and driven by higher prices, as shipments in volume terms fell 4% and eight of 11 product categories declined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
In automobiles, domestic sales have declined 20% this year while exports are up more than 60%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Sullivan declined to discuss any potential criminal implications.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
By this argument, belief in demonic magic ought not to have declined until there was a general improvement in living standards, and perhaps not until the development of the welfare state.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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