decrease
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The decrease in real wages is “a big turnaround from the past few years, when wages were growing well above inflation for most workers.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
In the Southland, strong El Niños increase the likelihood of wet winters that replenish water supplies and decrease wildfire frequency but can also lead to flooding, debris flows and coastal erosion.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
One long-term trend driving the slide: a sharp decrease in birthrates for teens and women in their 20s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Across Europe as a whole, satellite measurements show a four percent decrease in nighttime light emissions.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
And I didn’t know that the enthalpy decrease in a converging passage could be transformed into jet kinetic energy if a divergent passage was added.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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