decrease
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The Forest Service claims the decrease in work was primarily due to poor weather conditions for activities like prescribed burns and staff being occupied with firefighting.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Wireless follows a very different pattern, with a 10% decrease in ticket prices seen over the same period.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Roucher said that "the most likely scenario at this time is not a new GDP decrease", though he cautioned that "we can expect the shock to spread" throughout the economy.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Comparable sales—which account for store openings and closings—slipped 1% across the company during the recent quarter, reflecting flat sales across its namesake brand and a 2% decrease across its Hollister brand.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
“But I can decrease the half-life while simultaneously making the potency tenfold.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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