decline
Example Sentences
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But rebuilding the generations of experience and skills lost in Scotland's late 20th Century shipbuilding decline isn't a problem that can be fixed quickly.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Loan growth, meanwhile, is largely matching the advances in nominal GDP, while credit delinquency rates have been in decline for much of the past two years.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Nike NKE -1.04%decrease; down pointing triangle recorded another sales decline in the latest quarter as it continued to hit hurdles with weakness in China.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Less than three years ago, the company reported a 49% decline in sales for its fiscal 2023, which ended on Aug. 31 that year, along with a fiscal-year net loss of $5.83 billion.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
“I’m not going to argue with you. You will decline the offer to that school, since you didn’t have my permission to apply in the first place.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing decline
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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