decrease
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Out of 490 monitored beaches in the state, 21 earned a spot on Heal the Bay’s “honor roll,” a notable decrease from the 62 beaches on last year’s list.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
As people age, TTP levels naturally decrease, especially in immune cells.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
The bar will decrease gradually over the next 12 years starting in June when the BMI requirement will go down to 35 but patients will still need the four health conditions.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
The latter says the entropy of a closed system—commonly understood as its degree of disorder—can never decrease.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The heart in space gets lazy, muscles decrease in size, and bones lose some of their calcium.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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