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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

He seemed to dwindle again to an old grey man, bent and troubled.

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

But a lack of seeds and other food for mice might mean that prey dwindles over time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Markets are focused on the rupee as it dwindles toward the psychological breakwater of 100 to the dollar.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

As time dwindles, the Internal Revenue Service has received over 1 million fewer income-tax returns compared to the same point a year ago.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

S&P Global estimates copper demand will rise 50% by 2040, while mining output dwindles, resulting in a 25% shortfall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

“His wife is ill, and he has closed his shop. My business dwindles daily. I have already lost one of my lads, gone with his family to Wilmington.”

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

With far less snowmelt than usual feeding the Colorado River, inflows dwindled, and the second-largest reservoir in the United States fell to record-low levels in late August and early September.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Except my little freezer stash of homemade breakfast burritos had also dwindled to nothing, and I knew exactly what Monday morning would look like without some intervention: Wake up.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

According to Gus Hall’s obituary in the New York Times in 2000, Communist Party enrollment “had dwindled to about 3,000, down from a peak of about 66,000 in 1939.”

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

The options have dwindled but some major airports, including Orlando, Phoenix and Seattle, still offer it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

In February of 1854, as funds dwindled, Cornelius Grinnell asked Elisha’s brother, Robert Patterson Kane, for help.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Some condominium HOAs have run into trouble recently, as MarketWatch has reported, in part due to skyrocketing insurance costs and dwindling financial reserves.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Repeated closures of parking in Market Square by the commissioners in previous years was cited by her as a significant reason for shop closures due to dwindling footfall in recent years.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The dwindling availability of Iranian barrels is also reshaping regional trade, with China increasingly turning to alternative suppliers including Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Colorado River, a significant source of water for the Southland, is dwindling to record lows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Eliza was more concerned about the dwindling supply of medicines, the mercury and calomel.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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