declining

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The species had previously existed as two separated populations in northern England and Kent, before declining to a handful of plants across three sites in Kent.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Each gives a maximum 12 points to their favourite act, 10 to their second favourite, then 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 in declining order.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

It produces crude, but declining output and limited refining capacity leave it dependent on imported gasoline and diesel, much of it from the United States.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

While many experts agree that sperm counts are likely lower than they were decades ago, it is less clear how much influence a declining sperm count has on the country’s falling birth rate.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

First he had written Miss Lavinia—Johnny knew he was dancing attendance on her—a rude note bluntly declining her invitation to a frolic which on the fifteenth of December would follow a military concert.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes