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dwindle

[dwin-dl] / ˈdwɪn dl /


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But go back earlier, and the talk starts to dwindle.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Instead of watching the pile dwindle each month, they could focus on the guaranteed amount deposited into their bank account each month.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

But this year the Rockies had the least snow on record, and they’ve watched springs dry up and creeks dwindle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Ranchers, meanwhile, are seeing their hay supplies dwindle.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

We must depart into the West, or dwindle to a rustic folk of dell and cave, slowly to forget and to be forgotten.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

But dry spells and uncertainty in the industry because of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown and industry strikes have shed light on actors’ struggles to keep insurance as work dwindles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

What if Anthropic’s customer growth dwindles or stagnates?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

With hydropower accounting for 80 percent of production as of 2024, supply dwindles in the dry season from March to August.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

As AI models grow more sophisticated, the need for additional authoritative data on which to train them has become more urgent—even as the supply of undigested, commercially available writing dwindles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

By evening the voice dwindles to a croaking.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

The population of Kherson has dwindled from over 250,000 to about 65,000 since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which will enter its sixth year in February.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, same-restaurant sales at Maggiano’s fell 3.4% as customer traffic dwindled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

But after months and an unusually hot summer, their numbers dwindled - with no sign that the government was meeting their demands.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Over the past few sessions, trading volume has dwindled, while major indexes have mostly drifted sideways.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Not until they had dwindled into the distance, north and west, and the sky was again clear would Aragorn rise.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

As mayor, Raman may also be called on to solve the problem of the LAPD’s dwindling ranks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

U.S. stocks saw a strong reversal in fortunes in October, as worries about dwindling free cash flows and rising borrowing costs threw a wrench into the artificial-intelligence trade.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Traders and analysts say the price rally reflects fears of renewed escalation, dwindling stockpiles and expensive shipping operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The challenge comes as Afghanistan faces the return of 6.6 million Afghans since 2023, climate disasters, dwindling aid and banking isolation since the Taliban movement returned to power in 2021.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

I race past all of them, down Serra’s main thoroughfare, through the dwindling crowds of Execution Square, and up the cobbled streets of the Illustrian Quarter.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir


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