decline
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, real manufacturing and trade sales and industrial production recorded little change but contributed marginally to the month’s decline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
A new drug called apitegromab could help people on obesity jabs avoid unwanted muscle decline that's been linked to flat bums or "Ozempic butt", according to research in Nature Medicine journal.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The gain comes after a brutal 6.6% decline on Friday.
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
"We'll have to decline your kind invitation because we, uhm, we have to leave now."
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
Vocabulary lists containing decline
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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