dwindle
Example Sentences
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"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
No oil has arrived since January 9, hitting the power sector while public transport has dwindled and airlines curtailed flights to the island, a blow to the all-important tourism sector.
From Barron's
Analysts say that most large companies have two to four weeks of petrochemical inventories, but that is going to dwindle in late March.
Indians like housewife Kriti Prasad have been found themselves desperately hunting for cooking gas as supplies dwindle.
From Barron's
How much materials for drone production Iran has stockpiled is unclear—but they will inevitably dwindle as the conflict drags on.
From Barron's
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