decline
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If the two populations are combined into a single assessment, the species' overall threat classification could actually improve, even though one population continues to decline sharply.
From Science Daily β Nov. 15, 2026
Now, though, as the population ages and more people watch loved ones decline and struggle in late life, they are beginning to wonder whether they want the same for themselves or their children.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 14, 2026
The same approach can also identify people whose brains show exceptional resistance to cognitive decline, suggesting they may eventually become "super agers."
From Science Daily β Nov. 14, 2026
In other words, comparing super agers with a broad mixture of seemingly healthy older adults makes it difficult to determine which brain characteristics actually protect against decline.
From Science Daily β Nov. 14, 2026
He was brought up after the decline of the Roman Empire.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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For example, the proportion of people with super-ager-like ARC scores generally declines with advancing age.
From Science Daily β Nov. 14, 2026
"Climate change has been identified as probably a larger contributor to the declines of salmon runs in on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers," he told AFP.
From Barron's β Nov. 14, 2026
Tokyo intervened in the currency market over the summer to contain sharp yen declines, spending a record $50 billion in one day.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 13, 2026
The sales-per-share figures also incorporate declines in the companies’ share counts from stock repurchases.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 11, 2026
Seventy percent of all eastern bird species have seen population declines since the 1960s.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Both sides said the final deal will set a specific dollar target for LA28 spending with L.A.-based businesses, though they declined to say at this time what that amount will be.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 15, 2026
A CBP spokeswoman declined to answer specific questions concerning detained shipments but said the agency has worked to prevent unregulated nicotine products from reaching Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 14, 2026
Britpop's one-time feuding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis -- who recently announced a 2027 world tour -- also declined to make the trip.
From Barron's β Nov. 14, 2026
You may have seen the term “oversold” used in headlines about stocks that have declined.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 13, 2026
It was not the first time she had helped with her mistress’s correspondence, for Lady Constance received a great many invitations, all of which had to be accepted or declined in courteous handwritten notes.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Gucci has racked up 13 straight quarters of declining sales.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 15, 2026
At an outdoor Mass, Pope Leo spoke of "declining birth rates that are emptying villages," and the unequal distribution of the land's resources.
From BBC β Nov. 15, 2026
Communities were also grappling with "declining birth rates that are emptying villages," and the unequal distribution of the land's resources, Leo said.
From Barron's β Nov. 14, 2026
A declining share count will also boost earnings per share.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 11, 2026
The army of assembled reporters and photographers flocked around both players as they left the stage, but both hurried out of the theater, declining to give any statements.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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