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decreased

  • past participle
    of decrease.
    decrease
    verb (used without object)
    to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc..
  • past tense form
    of decrease.
    decrease
    verb (used without object)
    to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc..

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The gap is the result of imports increasing 2.8% in July from the previous month, to $399.3 billion, while exports decreased 2.1% to $310.7 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

However, it said, over 25 years, average earnings in real terms in the public sector decreased by 3% while they increased by 1.2% in the private sector.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The more you spend on buying the condo, the less growth you’ll get out of your portfolio because of your decreased principal.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Violence has significantly decreased since the signing of a US-Iran memorandum of understanding in June on the broader Middle East war and a US-sponsored framework deal between Lebanon and Israel later that month.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

I shuffled my feet toward the door as the population of the aircraft methodically decreased; my colleagues, I realized, were all now flying through the air beneath me.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore