decline
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Smucker SJM -1.71%decrease; red down pointing triangle guided for sales to decline in the coming year as it leans away from price increases, looking instead to drive volume growth in key areas and improve profitability.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The council said the rodents had been in decline due to habitat loss and the invasive mink.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The state has gone some ways toward reversing the decline, with the figure rising to 66% in November 2024.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Friday saw the Nasdaq Composite post its largest one-day point decline on record, but stocks were already bouncing back to start the week.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
In July 2007, Merrill Lynch announced yet another sensationally profitable quarter, but admitted it had suffered a decline in revenues from mortgage trading due to losses in subprime bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing decline
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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