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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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My best financial adviser cost me $100: the six Everyman’s Library volumes of Edward Gibbon’s “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Decline in property investment in China from January to November, compared with same period in 2024.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

Enrollment Decline: Freshman enrollment dropped more than 5% from last year at American colleges and universities, the largest decline since 2020 when Covid-19 and distance learning upended higher education.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2024

Decline of the rusty-patched bumblebee could be a harbinger of die-offs of other species that were once common.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

He was so interested in the Decline of Western Civilization that he missed the version of it taking place under his nose.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff




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