dwindled

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But the push to reshape forest management is fiercely opposed by loggers and mill owners, who say their work is sustainable and provides blue-collar jobs in a region where they’ve dwindled.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Businesses fled: The 116 major corporate headquarters in Gotham in 1971 had dwindled to 49 by 1995.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The tit-for-tat escalation cooled off after Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed to a one-year truce in October, but manufacturers at the bustling Guangdong market told AFP that US orders had dwindled.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The event felt poorly organized and vendors received little communication ahead of the convention that only dwindled as the weekend went on, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The others waited huddled together, watching until Boromir and Aragorn dwindled into black specks in the whiteness.

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