decline
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However, in a signal the conflict is damping demand, new orders dropped 3.8% on month in April, the first decline since January, Destatis said Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Rooney is United's all-time leading scorer and said the decline of Rashford's Old Trafford career was sad.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The S&P 500 fell 2.5% on Friday, ending a nine-week winning streak and marking its largest one-day percentage decline since October.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Patients who received finerenone in addition to standard treatment experienced a significantly slower decline in kidney function compared with those receiving standard care alone.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
In 2012, the United States saw the first decline in its prison population in decades.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing decline
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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