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It is an endangered species or three steps away from extinction and its numbers are decreasing, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

Previous studies have found that dust levels are decreasing across India, particularly northern India, the Persian Gulf Coast and much of the Middle East, but the reason has remained unclear.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

These studies measure the decrease in crime, but it’s more difficult to pinpoint why crime rates are decreasing.

From National Geographic • Dec. 14, 2023

Ammal Awadallah, the association’s executive director, urged humanitarian aid be allowed into Gaza, saying that the clinic is “unusable and our options to provide referrals to hospitals are decreasing by the hour.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2023

The Wends are decreasing in number, as are also the Lithuanians on the eastern border of East Prussia, Czechs are only found in Silesia on the confines of Bohemia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various