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decline

[dih-klahyn] / dɪˈklaɪn /






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Claude 3.5 Sonnet maintained stable performance through lists of twenty words but then experienced a sharp decline, falling to 24% accuracy with forty-word lists.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

New dads can also experience a decline in testosterone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But later in the year, Fundstrat expects three potential factors that could lead to another decline in stocks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

This marks the third consecutive month of increases, following a grueling 41-month stretch of decline that began in October 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

As Assemblyman Jacob Hiltzheimer noted in his diary, “The members decline remaining in the city.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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