decrease
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Aramco slashed prices for grades sold to Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean by $10 a barrel above regional benchmarks, while U.S. customers saw a $2 per barrel decrease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
That’s a nearly 75% decrease from the $2.2 billion auditors recommended on 2020 returns.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Scientists observed a sharp decline in the production of gases, with water showing the steepest decrease.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Shares of AT&T slid 4.4% to $23.56 on Wednesday and were on pace for their largest one-day percentage decrease since Oct.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
And I didn’t know that the enthalpy decrease in a converging passage could be transformed into jet kinetic energy if a divergent passage was added.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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