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As some parts of the ocean warm, low cloud cover can diminish.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

In economic terms, political risk is the additional required return on an investment due to the possibility a sovereign jurisdiction may seize an asset or otherwise diminish its value.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

But that doesn’t diminish its staying power as one of the most reliable timepieces in the Omega lineup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

David Tamayo, head of Colombia's disaster relief agency, acknowledged that the "likelihood of finding survivors is going to diminish" after Thursday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

I watched to see whether it would spread: but no; as it did not diminish, so it did not enlarge.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The "gender pace gap" diminishes to 0.25% in 100-mile races, according to a study of more than 20 years of amateur ultra-race data conducted by RunRepeat, in collaboration with the International Association of Ultrarunners,

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

But because it’s so integrative, balance diminishes faster than strength as we age, Burbank says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

As that plutonium supply steadily diminishes, each spacecraft loses about 4 watts of available power every year.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

But when summits become a venue for essentially undermining allied assurance and adversary deterrence, their utility diminishes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Gradually, subtly, the ringing in my right ear diminishes until it's gone entirely.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

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

The rights holder typically airs specials promoting the show on affiliated TV stations and morning show segments, although those advantages have mattered less in recent years as traditional viewing has diminished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

The U.S. captured the 9/11 plotters, chased the Taliban who had protected Osama from Afghanistan, and diminished al Qaeda’s ability to attack again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Appalachia is known for its struggles with nutrition, health disparities, diminished access to fresh food, and poverty.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

That Saturday, five days later, Nathan tied the bow guard onto his wrist as the sunlight diminished.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

The long-time rivals had been expected to finally settle their differences and face off in November, but the likelihood of that happening is diminishing as an agreement over the venue has yet to be reached.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

The US cattle herd has shrunk to its lowest level since the 1950s -- in part due to drought and international competition -- with the diminishing herd size pushing cattle prices higher.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Attempts to simply talk up the yen were running up against the law of diminishing returns.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

With the adoption of artificial intelligence promising—or threatening—to return ever greater rewards to a diminishing number of those best placed to exploit it, the trends will intensify.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Working with her new husband, Pierre, Curie found that certain kinds of rocks poured out constant and extraordinary amounts of energy, yet without diminishing in size or changing in any detectable way.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson