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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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The firm also acknowledged how a wrong-way bet on an expected decline or climb in SpaceX shares risks being painful for traders.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Morgan chalked up that steep decline to triple-digit percentage gains to start 2026 and worries about delays to the adoption of co-packaged optics —a technology that would replace copper wiring in data centers.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Energy Information Administration expects demand to decline by 1.1 million barrels a day, while the International Energy Agency projects a contraction of 420,000 barrels a day this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Over time, the adsorption capacity would eventually decline.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Her decline had been so swift that he hadn’t made it there to say good-bye.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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