dwindle
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"If that trend continued, you'd potentially see your site traffic almost dwindle to nothing."
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
One vision is bleak: The new crop will dwindle rapidly, leading to a depleted grove and possible extinction due to drought, a warming climate and the fire-enhancing effects of a century of fire suppression.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Defense stocks usually rally ahead of a broader conflict, but gains typically dwindle after the start of the war — as was the case during both the Cold War and the Vietnam War.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
Worried about waiting to escape as food and air-defense munitions dwindle, he is weighing paying a hefty price for a seven-hour taxi ride through Saudi Arabia’s deserts—and oil fields, which could be targets—to Riyadh.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Gradually, our numbers begin to dwindle, and it’s just me and Uriah and Drew.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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