decline
Example Sentences
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A spokesman for American Airlines declined to comment.
That leaves the Southwest in a quagmire with uncertain repercussions while the river’s depleted reservoirs continue to decline.
From Los Angeles Times
Reversing decades of decline in the maritime sector is expected to take decades.
Shares of Amazon, for example, notched their ninth consecutive daily decline on Friday.
The company declined to comment on the most recent retraction.
From Barron's
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