decrease
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Bass has been defending her record, pointing to a 17.5% decrease in “unsheltered” homelessness — the number of people living outside or in their vehicles — over a two-year stretch.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Wireless follows a very different pattern, with a 10% decrease in ticket prices seen over the same period.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Roucher said that "the most likely scenario at this time is not a new GDP decrease", though he cautioned that "we can expect the shock to spread" throughout the economy.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The French lender booked a decrease in net income from its global banking and investor solutions segment in the first quarter, though overall net banking income rose on year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 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
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