decrease
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HbA1c reflects average blood sugar levels over several weeks, so even a small decrease may signal improved long-term glucose control.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
Despite the decrease in breeding pairs in 2025, California continues to see positive signs for wolf population growth.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
“We expected to find a subtle decrease over time, not a drastic decrease,” Dr. Scott Lundy, the study’s lead author and Urology Program Director at Cleveland Clinic, said in a blog post.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
The agency said it expects inventories to decline by 2.6 million barrels a day on average in 2026, compared with its previous estimate of a 300,000 barrels a day decrease.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The schools led to a marked decrease in use of Indigenous languages, but in recent years, Indigenous people have been working on language revitalization programs.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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