depletion
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The severe depletion of mackerel numbers has led to the fish losing its MSC certification, meaning it no longer complies with many retailers' sustainability policies.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
But the facility may still face challenges to profitability, the organisation said, including flooded mine shafts and the depletion of higher-grade ore deposits.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
So far, observations have not shown such a sharp depletion.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
And, he warns, it won’t just be 18 basis points each year — because absorption costs are convex, this depletion will accelerate if debt continues to outpace financial capacity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
A second factor is that, just as the depletion of wild game tended to make hunting-gathering less rewarding, an increased availability of domesticable wild plants made steps leading to plant domestication more rewarding.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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