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decreases

  • plural
    of decrease.
    decrease
    verb (used without object)
    to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc..
  • present tense form
    of decrease (3rd person singular).
    decrease
    verb (used without object)
    to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc..

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The advance look at September GDP showed decreases in manufacturing and oil and gas extraction, partially offset by increases in utilities and wholesale trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Multiple sources have told BBC Sport that Newcastle - with a view to protecting themselves against Howe walking straight into another club - reached an agreement over a compensation structure that decreases over time.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Central bank officials are penciling in one more rate increase this year and no increases for 2027 — but no decreases, either.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Among the world's top-six emitters, preliminary data for 2025 showed emissions increases in the US, Indonesia and China and decreases in India, Russia and the European Union.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

In bad times puberty is late and fertility decreases.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari