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decay

[dih-key] / dɪˈkeɪ /




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The structure lets retail investors trade with leverage that can reach 100 times their posted collateral at some crypto exchanges, with simple directional bets uncomplicated by mechanics like options volatility or decay.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

"Any sort of hint of mental decay, you're sort of dead. There are moments when it pops up but it's not an all day every day condition, and that's what I cling onto."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

She also made a collection of autumn leaf portraits that explore aging, decay and the search for where we belong.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Typically, population declines and aging housing stock conjure visions of Rust Belt decay, where land loses value and abandoned homes sell for next to nothing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

That means that the atoms in the fuel are much, much, much slower to decay than, say, the atoms in iodine 131, which has a half-life of eight days.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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