decrease
Example Sentences
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The S&P Global business activity index hit an 11-month low in March and the Chicago Fed’s services index decreased by eight points month over month.
From Barron's
In the last year and a half, she has reported significant progress curtailing the violence in Mexico, reporting a decrease in homicide rates by 42% from September 2024 to January 2026.
From Los Angeles Times
But a stronger performance in February reversed some of that decline and helped H&M close out its fiscal first quarter with an overall sales decrease of 1% in local currencies.
Even though physiological signs of sleep pressure gradually decreased, participants reported that their sleep felt deeper as time went on.
From Science Daily
In sum, it has added up to a lost opportunity to decrease our reliance on foreign oil and the pollution created by that oil.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
