decline
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Claude 3.5 Sonnet maintained stable performance through lists of twenty words but then experienced a sharp decline, falling to 24% accuracy with forty-word lists.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
“There might be some population decline because of the loss of habitat, but likely the fox will rebound.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
But later in the year, Fundstrat expects three potential factors that could lead to another decline in stocks.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The decline is “not perfectly even, but broad,” affecting journalism, politics and business, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
But I know I can’t tell him that; I know better than to decline a gift from Dad.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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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