diminution

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Second, even with a potential diminution of U.S. assistance to Ukraine, there remain other, less politicized, means for providing it.

From Washington Post

“The church is at a tipping point with this diminution in size, and it’s easy for some people to get caught up in it and think, ‘Oh, this is the end,’ ” Dutra said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Where we reach a point where there’s enough of a veil of protection over the community that you see a dramatic diminution, not only in cases, but in hospitalizations and ultimately, of course, in deaths.”

From Washington Times

Jackson, who is writing a book on the history of African Americans in D.C., was acutely aware of the slow diminution of the District’s Black cultural legacy amid gentrification.

From Washington Post

Even before the virus arrived, there were signs of a diminution in the willingness of Americans to take the risks that have characterized our national rise to greatness — and from which all human progress springs.

From Washington Post