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decrease

[dih-krees, dee-krees, dih-krees] / dɪˈkris, ˈdi kris, dɪˈkris /




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While most released more acetylcholine, some small clusters of cells showed little change or even a decrease in activity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

That’s a nearly 75% decrease from the $2.2 billion auditors recommended on 2020 returns.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Scientists are clocking an increase in temperature and slight decrease in fog.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

For the current second quarter, the company is expecting a 3% to 4% decrease in revenue and adjusted earnings between $3.00 and $3.10 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

They laughed then, uproariously, about the speed with which they had run, the pose they had assumed, the ruse they had invented to escape or decrease some threat to their manliness, their humanness.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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