dwindled

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The trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic closures led to even greater challenges for the city’s theater community as sales to live shows continued to plummet, arts grants were canceled and audiences dwindled.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But eventually the “likes” on his posts dwindled and many wondered whether his business venture was legitimate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Unemployment is rife, healthcare struggling and the aid that once provided the basics for millions has dwindled to a fraction of what it once was.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Since then, Covid revenue has dwindled, though the latest quarter signaled an unexpected, perhaps fleeting, reversal in the trend.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

By the 1920s they had dwindled to forty or fifty million in the entire hemisphere.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann