decreasing
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They also are sensitive to environmental conditions and can change chemical composition if stored at the wrong temperatures or shaken too vigorously, increasing the risk of an immune response or decreasing their effectiveness.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
The other countries whose vessels -- of origin or destination -- made the crossing, were in decreasing order: the United Arab Emirates, China, India, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Brazil, and Iraq.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
So the value of the structure is actually decreasing every year,” one man wrote.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
Landfast ice in the Chukchi Sea has been decreasing for decades.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
By shortening the intestines and decreasing their energy consumption, cooking inadvertently opened the way to the jumbo brains of Neanderthals and Sapiens.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
