dwindled

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As the supply of mitumba dwindled in Rwanda, many customers started buying imported fast fashion.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But as the Cavaliers’ lead dwindled in the fourth quarter and the New York crowd roared to life, everything the Knicks threw up was suddenly finding the net.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Now, that number has dwindled to just 16%.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

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

Their population dwindled and they slowly died out, except perhaps for one or two members who joined their Sapiens neighbours.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari