decreased
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Appeal applications have steadily decreased from 217 in 2020 to 91 in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
While organic sales increased 3% in the quarter, divestitures decreased sales by 2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The corresponding association with body fat percentage decreased by 44%.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
In the same period, errors by MI6 decreased from 10 to three.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The distance over which they could communicate must have decreased steadily.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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