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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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While a small decline can be adaptive, dads face mental health risks when their testosterone drops too low.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But later in the year, Fundstrat expects three potential factors that could lead to another decline in stocks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The decline is “not perfectly even, but broad,” affecting journalism, politics and business, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Yet is it the start of a decline or just a blip in the road for Sale?

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Thus, in principle, belief in magic ought to decline with improvements in technology, particularly medicine, and the beginnings of insurance policies and other methods of reducing the impact of unforeseen disasters.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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