decline
Example Sentences
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The gain comes after a brutal 6.6% decline on Friday.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Perhaps gold’s decline is an exception to the historical rule.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Campbell’s reported a fiscal third-quarter profit of $124 million, up from $66 million, despite a 4% sales decline to $2.37 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The bishops, often nervous about angering the public at a time when church attendance continues its steady decline, have to think carefully about whether to challenge these celebrity priests.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Then, as if the decline were contagious, two weeks before Christmas, Grandpa Dodzi had a stroke.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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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