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declining



ADJECTIVE
descendent
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ADJECTIVE
descending
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ADJECTIVE
downhill
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ADJECTIVE
shrinking
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NOUN
declination
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And the Civilian Oversight Commission filed suit against the department in June for declining to provide certain records related to three cases of use of force the commission issued subpoenas for in February 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He has more affection for the rapidly declining feline, portrayed by a puppet, than the humans he’s putting in harm’s way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"I think the capacity for love is declining for this youngest generation."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Analysts at ING said the French figures "suggest that inflation is likely to remain above three percent for the rest of 2026 before gradually declining in 2027".

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Ralph moved the lenses back and forth, this way and that, till a glossy white image of the declining sun lay on a piece of rotten wood.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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