dwindle

Instead of watching the pile dwindle each month, they could focus on the guaranteed amount deposited into their bank account each month.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

But this year the Rockies had the least snow on record, and they’ve watched springs dry up and creeks dwindle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Ranchers, meanwhile, are seeing their hay supplies dwindle.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

And as landslides sever access roads and supplies dwindle in several parts of the island, there are growing concerns about how much longer survivors can hold out.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Hound had turned, clenching him in its metal-plier jaws, and trotted off in darkness, while the camera remained stationary, watching the creature dwindle in the distance—a splendid fade-out!

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

As the number of workers dwindles, he thinks that wages for young people will rise, leading more people to enter the labor force.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

But chances of finding anyone alive beneath deep rubble dwindles rapidly after a critical 72-hour window for rescuing trapped people.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

As time dwindles, the Internal Revenue Service has received over 1 million fewer income-tax returns compared to the same point a year ago.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

In public health terms, elimination means that a disease has become rare enough, and immunity to it widespread enough, that local transmission dwindles quickly if a case or two emerges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

‘He is lost. We must ride without him, and our hope dwindles.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

As those policies have dwindled, the clearing yield must rise to attract other buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

At one point, fresh water supplies dwindled and food became scarce, prompting Islam to introduce rationing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Free cash flow, which exceeded $12 billion in the first quarter, dwindled to less than $784 million, although it didn’t descend into negative territory as analysts had forecast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The UK's armed forces have dwindled since the end of the cold war.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

The trail, which had seemed large at first, had dwindled until she couldn’t find it anymore.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Those episodes predated the current two waves of polygraphs in 2026 over sources for news stories about the U.S.’s dwindling munitions inventory during the Iran war.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

The switch has been spurred by dwindling stocks of Atlantic mackerel after years of overfishing, with its Chilean counterpart more sustainable and a third of the cost.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

And a dwindling number of attorneys who specialize in death penalty cases meant 70% of condemned inmates did not have a lawyer at the end of last year, according to a state report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The dwindling availability of Iranian barrels is also reshaping regional trade, with China increasingly turning to alternative suppliers including Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

“I mourn my dwindling time, but I cherish the chance it gives me to make things right.”

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom