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decrease

[dih-krees, dee-krees, dih-krees] / dɪˈkris, ˈdi kris, dɪˈkris /




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Dr. Melissa Doft, a plastic surgeon on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, reports the same shift: “There’s been an increase in patients and a decrease in age.”

From The Wall Street Journal

By June, the nation’s immigrant population had decreased by more than a million, to 51.9 million — and that decline has probably continued.

From Los Angeles Times

The number of Americans who filed for new unemployment benefits decreased in the Christmas holiday week, but stayed near a monthslong range, as the U.S. employers hesitate to let go of their workforce.

From The Wall Street Journal

The end of the federal EV purchase tax credit, worth up to $7,500, contributed to an expected decrease in Tesla’s fourth-quarter deliveries.

From Barron's

Both gold and silver climbed to records in the past week, though decreased in recent days.

From Barron's