decline
Example Sentences
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The overall decline in participation is less alarming when you focus on people ages 25 to 54, who are less likely to be in school or retired.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Meanwhile, the slight dip in unemployment correlates with a decline in labor-force participation.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
A downside break could suggest that growth expectations are deteriorating, echoing the decline during the 2022 cyclical equity bear.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
But the first-quarter fundraising decline reflects what Walters called the industry’s “reset” as it tries to digest the investments from the frothy years of 2020 and 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The purists who call out these errors see them as symptomatic of a decline in the quality of communication and reasoning in our culture today.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
