diminished
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"If we don't continue to do that, our value would be diminished."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Randy, secretly taking a GLP-1 himself, insists to his wife Sharon that his newly diminished appetite is simply evidence of superior habits.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
In some sense, it is a miracle that the party survived, though it has held on in a deeply diminished fashion.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Military planners worry the U.S. has rushed so many munitions to the Middle East that America’s ability to defend against potential threats from China and Russia has been diminished, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
And an interval of a diminished fourth means something different than an interval of a major third, even though they would be played using the same keys on a piano.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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