falling

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The International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol recently warned that oil inventories are falling “very fast,” according to Robert Yawger, commodity specialist at Mizuho Securities, in a note emailed May 18.

From MarketWatch • May 24, 2026

It makes for a terrifying portrait of a family falling apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The temperature in a critically failing tank filled with a highly toxic chemical and at risk of exploding in Orange County is rising, not falling, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Effort and reward, there's something going on here and nowadays the number of young people who are actually in employment has been falling and it's been falling probably for about 25 years.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Then he got up and strode across the room and looked out the window at the falling snow.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell