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waning

[wey-ning] / weɪ nɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
decreasing
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Her sales with the Selena St. Cloud novels are waning a little bit and new blood comes in.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Last month, PIF confirmed a new emphasis on "sustained value creation…and maximizing long-term returns", with a statement, external making no mention of sport, fuelling the sense that its interest was waning.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Money wasn’t the only reason for the waning of TV credit sequences.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Nationwide, support for the death penalty has been waning for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The night was old, and westward the waning moon was setting, gleaming fitfully through the breaking clouds.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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