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decrease

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




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"I was thinking the interest rates would decrease and then I'd be able to purchase a house, but I don't think that's likely now," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Interestingly, the same decrease was not observed in astrocytes or microglia, two other important types of brain cells involved in supporting neurons and managing immune responses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

LNG exports will likely decrease due to shipping delays, and demand is expected to be lost to power outages and flooding, NatGasWeather.com says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

At first, I believed that disorder would decrease when the universe recollapsed.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Those efforts were followed by two years of decreases in unsheltered homelessness — the number of people living outside or in cars.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

Livestock decreases due to lack of land and feed, opening up more space for crops.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

“We would not be surprised if we are not given much notice for long-end auction size decreases, which could be sooner than we initially anticipated before the buyback interventions were announced,” Brooks wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The number of juggled balls decreases until the juggler himself vanishes.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Visceral fat decreased among participants receiving the experimental injection but increased among those given the placebo.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

“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

Attacks on missile launch sites in Crimea have dramatically decreased the number of ballistic and cruise missiles launched from that direction, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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

The state ballot measures aim to fix the housing crisis in various ways, from amending regulations so home-building is easier, to decreasing the ongoing cost of homeownership by cutting taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“It just feels like here’s a few good uses, here are 100 other uses that are maybe unnecessary and are maybe decreasing quality of life.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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

Strewn around the Cornucopia are other supplies, their value decreasing the farther they are from the horn.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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