declining

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Pletcher said a declining foal crop has led to fewer races, which means trainers have fewer opportunities to take the traditional step from maiden race to allowance race to stakes race.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

South Korea’s Kospi eked out a 0.1% gain after declining for most of the session, while Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average pared its earlier losses to close 0.3% lower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The U.S. fertility rate hit a record low in 2024, with the average American woman having only 1.6 children — which was consistent with declining fertility rates globally.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Earlier research connected T cell diversity to aging and declining immune function, but those studies were typically small and focused on blood samples.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Wal-Mart is booming; unions are declining: judge for yourself.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich