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declines

  • plural
    of decline.
    decline
    verb (used with object)
    to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse.
  • present tense form
    of decline (3rd person singular).
    decline
    verb (used with object)
    to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse.

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Fabrinet stock declines after the company posts solid earnings on robust data-center demand.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

And, of course, as we age, our balance becomes compromised — we’re less able to compensate for vestibular system weaknesses as our vision declines and our sense of touch deteriorates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

But he says its important people know this conservation work is happening, with declines in some sea bird populations.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

This concern about the loss of farmland is a constant of the opposition to large projects that might bring growth to rural areas suffering from population declines, shrinking schools and empty houses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

If, for instance, police were randomly sprinkled in some cities and not in others, we could look to see whether crime declines in the cities where the police happen to land.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt