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declining



ADJECTIVE
descendent
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ADJECTIVE
descending
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ADJECTIVE
downhill
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ADJECTIVE
shrinking
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NOUN
declination
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Lennar LEN 5.68%increase; up pointing triangle lowered its full-year home deliveries target after reporting declining revenue in the second quarter, as difficult housing-market conditions continued to weigh on the company’s business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Crude-oil prices have been declining since the middle of May, and Brent open interest was at its lowest level since March 2025 on Wednesday, he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Excess levels of phosphates led the Somerset Levels and Moors to be officially designated as having "unfavourable declining" status in 2021.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The BLS faces challenges including declining survey response rates, reduced resources, and budget pressures, raising data quality concerns.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But the research points to a very interesting dynamic: The reason people are spending less time in each app session isn’t because their interest in news is declining.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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