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is decreasing

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

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A World Liberty spokesman said that less than 65% of USD1 is currently in circulation on Binance and that the number is decreasing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Tehran Governor Mohammad-Sadegh Motamedian insisted in televised comments that "the number of protests is decreasing".

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

"Prices are now outside of what I can afford. With Airbnb, supply is decreasing and the prices are rising."

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025

California greenhouse gas emissions dropped about 2.4% in 2022 — an encouraging sign that the state’s carbon footprint is decreasing once again, even as the economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to state officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024

My lameness is decreasing very slowly, and I have now been a week without the splint.

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Maud Howe Elliott