Example Sentences

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In 2019, the NHS said it was committed to reducing the number of fatalities by 50% by 2025, although maternal deaths, neonatal deaths and stillbirths had been decreasing over the last decade.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023

While the number of mishandled bags had been decreasing over the past decade, partly because of new technology, the last few years have changed that trajectory.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2022

For at least 11 consecutive weeks COVID-19 cases had been decreasing in Oregon, until last week.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2021

Crime - and the perception of it - has long plagued the seaside gambling resort, even while statistics show crime had been decreasing for years before an uptick in 2019.

From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 2020

Her breathing had been decreasing since nine or ten o'clock in the morning, and became gradually imperceptible.

From The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks by Walworth, Ellen H.