Example Sentences

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"A lot of the previous limit on contact seems to be due to Pyongyang's apprehensions about broader contact, which have diminished," Chong told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

A power of attorney usually looks after a person’s finances while they have diminished capacity; a durable power of attorney would continue to carry out these duties after if/when your brother becomes incapacitated.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

These risks have diminished after the extension of its concession through 2047 and the approval of the 2023 rate rebasing that supports its highest capital-expenditure cycle to date, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

While the Vances' trip to Greenland may be scaled back, America's larger designs on the island do not appear to have diminished.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

I would have reminded him that I was no doctor and therefore was ill equipped to do a thorough examination, but impudence would have diminished my lead.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou