Example Sentences

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And across the brain, in regions Singer hadn't fully explored before, she found IEDs were decreasing.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

The baby's blood sugar levels were decreasing during the night shift and were "lower than what I would have wanted", he said.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2023

The main drivers for that decline, the authors found, were decreasing mullet populations caused by overfishing and climate change—along with livelihood changes in the artisanal fishing community.

From Scientific American • Jan. 30, 2023

As customer engagement increased, our gross margins were decreasing because shipments were going up.

From The Verge • Jul. 26, 2022

There was no time to spare; already the unicorns were decreasing in numbers and the woods goats were ranging farther and farther north.

From Space Prison by Godwin, Tom