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decrease

[dih-krees, dee-krees, dih-krees] / dɪˈkris, ˈdi kris, dɪˈkris /




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There, despite a five percent decrease in cultivated areas production is set to come in up 10 percent on 2025, albeit still 11 percent below the 2021-2025 average.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Pitkin County Commissioner Greg Poschman has heard estimates of as much as a 20% decrease in visitors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Enrollment declined from 440,365 to 369,830 students, a decrease of about16%.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Symptoms of the disease include nasal discharge, redness and swelling of the lips, nose and muzzle, lameness or reluctance to stand, a decrease in milk production, and diarrhoea in cattle.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Almost at once the number of egg masses deposited on experimental goats began to decrease, as did their fertility.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

These included decreases in total brain, grey matter, white matter, and hippocampal volumes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The bill also gives some legal protection for school districts against financial penalties if their arts funding decreases as a result of factors beyond their control, such as the expiration of a grant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Future net interest income growth for the bank will be supported by market shares of at least 10% in most regions, which decreases earnings volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The frequency of the incoming light decreases, reducing the amount of thrust produced by all three components.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

The presence of earthworms increases the nitrifying powers of the soil bacteria and decreases putrifaction of the soil.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“Their osteoporosis has worsened, and they’ve ended up suffering compression fractures in their back as a result of the decreased density of their bones.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Truck supply has decreased due to safety enforcement, said Shelley Simpson, CEO of J.B.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Days sold and sales dollars also decreased compared with the same time last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

While that decreased after the new settings, the change wasn’t statistically significant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

He took a while in Jajas room, though; I knew he was looking through each individual subject score, checking to see if any had decreased by one or two marks since last term.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Penguins with narrower diets, including Emperors and Adélies, are decreasing in number in some regions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Turkey and the European Union each accounted for 5% during the same time period, although Russian energy exports to the EU have been decreasing.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The climate pattern promotes hurricane formation in the tropical Pacific while decreasing their likelihood in the Atlantic.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

But recent, more precise measurements of dark energy’s strength hint that it might actually be decreasing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

It was nearly dusk: the activities of the city were beginning to die down, the noise was decreasing.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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