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Executives have also warned that oil prices could surge higher again if inventories continue to dwindle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

But as funding from cap-and-invest and the climate bond dwindle, the state must increasingly turn to Cal Fire, which devotes only a small portion of its budget to mitigation work.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

The question is whether price increases accelerate as inventory sources dwindle.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

When supplies dwindle competition for them intensifies between the two major importing regions: Asia and Europe.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

Here is the great secret, the great mystery to an immigrant’s success, the dwindle of irredeemable hours beneath the cheap tube lights.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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

A great stair should lead to something great, but this one dwindles away in the upper stories without fulfilling its mighty promise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

"Do we grow stronger sitting here? Our host dwindles every day."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Not because their love for the sport dwindled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Volkswagen has tried to slim down as profits have dwindled, and struck a deal with unions in late 2024 to shed 35,000 jobs by 2030 at the company’s core operations in Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

By the two-year anniversary of the bombing, the full-time task force of 120 investigators—who had interviewed nearly 5,000 individuals and pursued leads in 38 states and three countries—had dwindled to several detectives.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

The chances of finding anyone alive beneath meters deep of rubble have dwindled since the critical 72-hour window passed.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

“The radio just went off the atomic beam. Every other world station’s gone. They dwindled down to a couple in the last few years. Now the air’s completely silent. It’ll probably remain silent.”

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

Also on the minds of U.S. officials are the dwindling stockpiles of critical munitions, including air-defense interceptors, a critical countermeasure to Iranian missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Putting off the paperwork might be her way of keeping at bay the reality that her time with her partner is dwindling.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

“It turns out that the rumors about the end or the significant dwindling of the missiles were wrong,” said Tal Inbar, a senior analyst at the U.S.-based Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

As well as their overheating bodies, the other issue for bumblebees is dwindling supplies of food.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

So Lee put his balloon and equipment into storage and with his dwindling gold hired a boat with a gas engine.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman