Example Sentences

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With FAPD, the goal of treatment is decreasing the inflammation that causes irreversible scarring and, if possible, stimulating hair growth in follicles that haven’t been completely damaged.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Pfeifer considers the flip side, too: “It’s possible our attention span is decreasing because we’re having fewer conversations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

"The years have passed since his death and I've noticed that the interest in the statue is decreasing... So the Michael Jackson statue lies resting under a tarp in an insignificant shed."

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

It is demonstrated, then, that in these two focal regions of African strength not only is that strength relatively decreasing, but it is decreasing faster and faster.

From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin