declined

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Affinity Gaming declined multiple requests from The Times to speak about Primm’s struggles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Domino’s shares have declined 28% this year and now trade at 16 times forward earnings—the lowest level since 2012 and cheaper than most restaurant names.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He declined to disclose financial details of those acquisitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

At the other end, the only categories where home sales declined last month were those priced below $250,000.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

By this argument, belief in demonic magic ought not to have declined until there was a general improvement in living standards, and perhaps not until the development of the welfare state.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton