dwindling
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The price of wool has increased more than 70% in the last year, helped in part by a smaller British flock of sheep and a dwindling of the global stockpile produced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Along with her death comes the painful realization that the chances of finding survivors are dwindling, as rescue teams continue to search for hundreds of missing people after this week's devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
I asked Dan whether he meant dwindling in health or popularity.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Infantino would soon find out that his ranks of allies were dwindling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Northward beyond the dwindling downs the land ran away in flats and swellings of grey and green and pale earth-colours, until it faded into a featureless and shadowy distance.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing dwindling
Compound Fracture
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The Pecan Sheller
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