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decrease

[dih-krees, dee-krees, dih-krees] / dɪˈkris, ˈdi kris, dɪˈkris /




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Conventional egg sales decreased 72%, hurt by lower selling prices and sales volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Berkeley Group BKG -8.27%decrease; red down pointing triangle said it would pause making any new land acquisitions due to the challenging market backdrop and geopolitical volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal

As of 1700 GMT on Monday, commodities vessels had made just 196 crossings of the waterway this month, a huge decrease from before the war.

From Barron's

“With the valuation having taken a substantial cut, even considering the overall decrease in valuations across software, we believe the upside potential far outweighs the downside risk,” Moerdler wrote.

From MarketWatch

A key question is whether these effects change gradually as gravity decreases or if there is a threshold where changes occur suddenly, creating an "all or nothing" response.

From Science Daily