decreased
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However, market expectations for a rate increase next month decreased after New York Fed President John Williams suggested Tuesday that the central bank could wait until December before raising interest rates again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Pass product unit sales for the upcoming 2026-27 North American ski season decreased about 12% through September 18.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Both turtles were found cold-stunned - when temperatures rapidly decline and the struggle to find warmer waters can make them lethargic and experience decreased circulation.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
"When CS18 binds to BRCT7/8, the cancer-promoting activities of MYC and mutant p53 decreased, proteins involved in DNA repair became less active and cancer cells were more likely to die," Lin said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
He took a while in Jajas room, though; I knew he was looking through each individual subject score, checking to see if any had decreased by one or two marks since last term.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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