declined

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Intel shares declined 9% to $100.24 on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Mortgage rates declined in April, making May purchases slightly more affordable for buyers, and an increase in the inventory of homes for sale gave them more to choose from.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The city has not publicly endorsed or opposed the ballot proposals backed by WOW, and Mayor James Butts declined to comment on those initiatives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He said the conversations with Bishop McClay happened over the course of two meetings in October 2020, and he said he declined on both occasions.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

On this account belief in magic ought not to have declined until the nineteenth century, or even later.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton