diminished
Example Sentences
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By 6 p.m. the smoke had diminished, but orders remained in place “out of an abundance of caution,” Navarre said.
From Los Angeles Times
The researchers used a measure called DALYs, which represents the number of years lost to either early death or diminished quality of life from illness.
From Barron's
The emergence of cable, podcasts and streaming audio and video platforms — none of which are subjected to FCC restrictions in terms of content — have greatly diminished traditional broadcast media’s dominance in the marketplace.
From Los Angeles Times
Short-term Treasury bond yields resumed their steady climb higher as new economic data further diminished expectations of aggressive interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year.
Some members also expressed the view that “an extended period of stable rates is likely to be appropriate” since the risk of a sharp slowdown in economic growth had diminished.
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