in decline
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: to become less powerful, wealthy, etc.
There was a general feeling that the country was in decline.
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However, what is likely more telling is the slow in decline for the year — per the report, funding fell 20% in 2024, compared with declines of 48% and 44% in 2023 and 2022, respectively.
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Kate Drew, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
As in most developing nations that are accumulating more wealth, India's fertility rate is in decline, but still nearly double that of China.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
While overall cancer deaths are in decline, thanks to factors like earlier detection and better treatments, that's not true for all cancers.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
Tim Anderson and Whit Merrifield are recent All-Stars, but clearly in decline.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kate Drew, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
As in most developing nations that are accumulating more wealth, India's fertility rate is in decline, but still nearly double that of China.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
While overall cancer deaths are in decline, thanks to factors like earlier detection and better treatments, that's not true for all cancers.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
Tim Anderson and Whit Merrifield are recent All-Stars, but clearly in decline.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“In decline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20decline. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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