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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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The result was a decline in moviegoing and an explosion of interest in an exciting new technology: television.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite the “Wicked” partnership sales that defied expectations, P&G said last month that the number of overall products it sold declined in the most recent quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

It might be a company, say Microsoft, announcing it won’t be spending the full amount on AI, or lowering—or declining to raise—next year’s number.

From The Wall Street Journal

MSF didn’t say if the armed men in the hospitals belonged to Hamas and declined to answer any follow-up questions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rather than lashing out, Obama addressed the controversy in his trademark measured tone, framing the episode as part of a broader moral decline in American public life.

From Salon