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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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However, futures’ decline may be limited by geopolitical tensions that could lead to supply disruptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

So, over the next several weeks, if stocks start trading together more often, we should see implied correlations rise and the SPY-to-RSP ratio decline.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026

A movie star appearing on television was a sign of terminal decline.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

That raises the possibility that medications acting on the same pathway might eventually be repurposed to address oligodendrocyte dysfunction and age-related cognitive decline.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Each decisive battle in Europe and the Pacific further underscored the sharp decline of the remaining Axis Powers.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

One divestiture option is its North American Quaker business: its volume declines have eaten into modest gains in snacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Men can contribute to babies well into their 80s—yes, sperm quality declines but not that much—while the ability to get pregnant is pretty much capped at age 45.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Other research has reinforced the idea that exercise remains valuable even when physical performance inevitably declines with age.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Most markets experienced either small declines or small increases.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Though he asks her to join him for dinner, she declines politely and leaves alone.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

An Anthropic spokeswoman said the notice requirement doesn’t give trustees veto powers, but declined to elaborate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Their cellular activation markers changed, their ability to remove debris declined, and they showed molecular signatures linked to cellular senescence, a biological state associated with aging and cellular stress.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The automaker’s sales in Europe declined 36% over the last decade, squeezed by Chinese competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

While he declined to reveal to CNN how much the diamond was insured for, he noted that extensive academic study into the properties of the diamond had taken place to make it uniquely identifiable.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Once, Doha’s mom mentioned that she wanted to go get a bag of rice to give to Gunwoo’s mom, but his dad sharply declined.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

By looking at patterns, the authors try to uncover what’s behind declining fertility rates and what they mean for our future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The trend for declining P/E might be more notable in the next list, below, of the year’s biggest losers among the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The remains were one of several found that summer at Lake Mead, where water levels have been declining for decades, but his identity remained a mystery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The regions cleared of amyloid showed little or no buildup of tau tangles, another protein abnormality strongly associated with brain cell damage and declining memory.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Swiatowy was declining to do so when Wickersham stepped up.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover


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