dwindle
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Now he’s watched the Lakers’ seemingly insurmountable three-games-to-none series lead dwindle to 3-2 after a 99-93 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
When supplies dwindle competition for them intensifies between the two major importing regions: Asia and Europe.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
"Because they're seabirds, they have one egg every year, and if they don't get those birds away, the numbers are going to dwindle very, very quickly."
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Defense stocks usually rally ahead of a broader conflict, but gains typically dwindle after the start of the war — as was the case during both the Cold War and the Vietnam War.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
What seemed like a lot of food now would dwindle to nothing in a matter of weeks.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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