decreasing

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According to Airas, this may indicate that inflammation is more noticeable during the earlier stages of the disease before gradually decreasing over time.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

The results showed that physical capacity starts decreasing as early as age 35, even among people with different training backgrounds.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Publishers credit Daunt with reducing the number of unsold books Barnes & Noble later returns to them and decreasing the manufacturing, storage and transport costs that they have to cover.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Previous projections suggested the population would continue to grow until 2096, but now "the population is projected to peak in the 2050s before decreasing," James Robards, ONS head of household and population projections, said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

There were only some decreasing ripples on the surface of the moat.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall