decline
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The shift to cheaper models appears to have played a role in a recent decline in a widely followed index that tracks AI spending, hedge fund Citadel Securities said in a report this week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
For bearish traders, the firm’s Leverage Shares 2X Short SpaceX Daily ETF will provide a way to potentially profit from their expectations for a daily decline in the company’s share price.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Morgan recommends buying optical-networking stocks Coherent and Lumentum after a more than 15% decline from early-June highs.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Over time, the adsorption capacity would eventually decline.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
The Royal Society, after years of decline, in which it was short of funds and performing few experiments, was showing signs of a new enthusiasm for experimental science, but Papin did not benefit.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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