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But go back earlier, and the talk starts to dwindle.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

But this year the Rockies had the least snow on record, and they’ve watched springs dry up and creeks dwindle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Ranchers, meanwhile, are seeing their hay supplies dwindle.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

Lockheed Martin LMT -0.92%decrease; down pointing triangle said it would field a new and cheaper model of Patriot missile that could hit the battlefield faster, as global stockpiles of high-end interceptors dwindle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

The tree itself was shrinking, growing smaller with each vision, whilst the lesser trees dwindled into saplings and vanished, only to be replaced by other trees that would dwindle and vanish in their turn.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

As AI models grow more sophisticated, the need for additional authoritative data on which to train them has become more urgent—even as the supply of undigested, commercially available writing dwindles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

But a lack of seeds and other food for mice might mean that prey dwindles over time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Markets are focused on the rupee as it dwindles toward the psychological breakwater of 100 to the dollar.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

As time dwindles, the Internal Revenue Service has received over 1 million fewer income-tax returns compared to the same point a year ago.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

By evening the voice dwindles to a croaking.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Except my little freezer stash of homemade breakfast burritos had also dwindled to nothing, and I knew exactly what Monday morning would look like without some intervention: Wake up.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

According to Gus Hall’s obituary in the New York Times in 2000, Communist Party enrollment “had dwindled to about 3,000, down from a peak of about 66,000 in 1939.”

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

Today that lead has dwindled to just over 100,000 vehicles through July.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Yet in recent years, Igwe says he and other residents became worried when they noticed outsiders arriving to hunt the birds and vulture numbers dwindled.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

As it dwindled, a stack of gold took its place.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Some condominium HOAs have run into trouble recently, as MarketWatch has reported, in part due to skyrocketing insurance costs and dwindling financial reserves.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

League play usually results in a dwindling in unbeaten teams along with this weekend’s final nonleague schedule.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

However, despite an increase in some species appearing in the region, there were others whose numbers were dwindling.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The extreme heat is causing dwindling snowpack in the state, with far-reaching impacts on agriculture and water supply, not to mention the multi-billion dollar ski industry.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Holly sighed, turning away from the already dwindling blue rinse.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer