decrease
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It can lose its outer layers while its dense core remains comparatively unchanged, causing the amount of mass lost to decrease over successive encounters.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Some attribute the recent emphasis on protein intake to the rise of GLP-1 medications, which often decrease appetite and make it challenging to eat enough protein to preserve lean muscle mass during weight loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
In addition, U.S. tariffs on Canadian-built automobiles are due to decrease to 15% from 25%, according to multiple published reports.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
It expects the cost of AI to decrease over time, although memory and open-weight model training aren’t a paired strategy to lower costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
They laughed then, uproariously, about the speed with which they had run, the pose they had assumed, the ruse they had invented to escape or decrease some threat to their manliness, their humanness.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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This is because the amount of cartilage, a tough but flexible kind of connective tissue, and fluid in your joints decreases over time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
A 2021 study from the Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine, however, showed that decreases in fastball velocity are an extremely common precursor of elbow problems that result in Tommy John surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The city’s unsheltered homeless population increased this year after two straight years of decreases, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reported last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Public health experts have long advised that the combined shot offers children more protection faster, and also decreases the logistical hurdles for parents who may struggle to make multiple appointments.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
It picks up for a second and then decreases.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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The more you spend on buying the condo, the less growth you’ll get out of your portfolio because of your decreased principal.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Falls lead to injury. Which leads to decreased mobility, confidence and decreased activity,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
U.S. import prices decreased in July, driven by lower prices for fuel imports, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
During the same period, average levels of calcium and phosphorus decreased.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
I shuffled my feet toward the door as the population of the aircraft methodically decreased; my colleagues, I realized, were all now flying through the air beneath me.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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They’ve read the research documenting how the outdoors, including urban green spaces, improves cognition, social connection and physical strength, while decreasing depression and anxiety in all ages, but especially seniors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
This result suggests that the approach restores the way proteins function rather than simply increasing or decreasing how much of each protein is present.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The state, which has been at the center of the biggest cyclospora outbreak in the U.S., said Thursday that new cases of cyclosporiasis are decreasing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
And recent polling suggests public backing for Israel is decreasing in the US.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
There was something relaxing about the steady drumming, so constant that it almost became inaudible without ever decreasing in volume.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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