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“His recently failing health did little to diminish his fierce intellect and sharp sense of humour. He will leave an unfillable hole in the lives of all who knew him, or his music.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Schwab’s recent correspondence lambasts the Forum’s board for deploying money and using advisers to diminish his legacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Chances of finding life in the rubble are highest in the first 72 hours, and diminish as each hour passes, with conditions such as temperature also playing a critical role.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

John Bennett: This is my fourth World Cup and I was concerned that ticket prices and visa issues for some travelling fans would diminish the atmosphere inside the stadiums.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Knowing my courage will diminish the longer I think about it, I grab the trellis and climb.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Which rather diminishes the headline, the lede, and the whole rationale for putting the story on the front page.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

“Nothing about the court’s finding regarding competency diminishes the seriousness of the loss or the pain experienced by those who knew and loved Mr. Handy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

None of this diminishes the extraordinary technical skill of early anatomists.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

Modelling director Olivier Gervais says higher oil prices remain a net positive for activity in Canada at current levels, but the macro payoff diminishes as prices rise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Felicia’s spirits soar as the coconut ice cream diminishes.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Hollow Pond in East London was seen diminished in size.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

To be fair, Homan was not the only administration official diminished by the episode.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

The diminished value of the cover letter also reflects the doubt that’s crept into the job-search process.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Nolan has anchored his “Odyssey” at the fall of the Bronze Age, a once-great era toppled by wealth-hoarding, diminished trade and climate catastrophes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

It turned to blackness as the light from the fire diminished.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

“Washington appears to have reached the point where more of the same was producing diminishing returns,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, wrote in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026

Aiyar believes the movement has tapped into broader anxieties over a slowing economy, scarce jobs and a deepening sense that the future offers diminishing opportunities.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

But an Economist/YouGov poll conducted in recent days found that support diminishing.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

The diminishing returns of instant gratification might explain why catalogs are nearly always, according to trade publications and business journals, on the verge of a renaissance.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Their mind-muddying effects were daily diminishing, the Emergency was fading, and minds long closed to truth were opening again, like flowers craving sunlight.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart