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• The teenage birth rate has been on the decline since 1991.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 1 June 2023
• The teenage birth rate has been on the decline since 1991.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 1 June 2023
• The use of the death penalty in the United States has been on the decline for a decade.
  — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
• The polls also showed that support for the high court is on the decline.
  — Rylee Wilson, Dallas News, 29 June 2022
• All this is based on the decline of remote work across the country.
  — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• By the end of the decade, rock 'n' roll had overtaken the pop charts and singing quartets were on the decline.
  — Andrew Selsky, USA TODAY, 28 May 2023
• In today’s world, the art of listening seems to be on the decline.
  — Anna Shields, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
• The good news for anyone hoping to take a fall road trip is gas prices are on the decline.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2024
• The Short List Violent crime was on the decline last year.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
• Read full article Across the Gulf of Maine, wild blue mussels are on the move, and on the decline.
  — Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• While the year is still young, shootings are on the decline in Baltimore City.
  — Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2023
• Its population had been on the decline since the 1950s.
  — Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2022
• While the channel is still profitable, its numbers are on the decline, according to the New York Times.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2023
• For the past three years, crime rates in some U.S. cities appeared bleak: Rates of homicides and shootings, long on the decline, ticked upward.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
• Cox said the price of gas is on the decline in the Beehive State, although prices aren’t dropping as quickly as in other states.
  — Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022
• Those who felt crime was going up gave the LAPD roughly the same approval marks as those who believe crime is on the decline.
  — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
• Working against him, though, is that the cable business, where ESPN makes its nut, has long been on the decline.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
• But what might fuel Howard the most is the perception that his career is on the decline as the four-time Pro Bowler turns 30 July 4.
  — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
• But what might fuel Howard the most is the perception that his career is on the decline as the four-time Pro Bowler turns 30 July 4.
  — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
• As this year’s harvest approaches, the river is again on the decline.
  — USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• Meanwhile, consumer savings, which peaked in 2021, are on the decline.
  — Time, 30 Sep. 2023
• Unit sales have been on the decline for the past two years, data from market researcher NielsenIQ viewed by Fortune shows.
  — Paige Hagy, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2023
• Over the course of the year, my skin has been on the decline after an overuse of retinol and active skincare products, which impacted the health of my skin.
  — Essence, 29 Nov. 2023
• In a study published this August, the researchers found that the area’s caiman populations might be on the decline.
  — Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• Gas prices are once again on the decline across the U.S., bringing some relief to drivers now paying a little less to fill up their tanks.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
• Enrollment, now around 370 students, has been on the decline.
  — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
• High school students’ mental health, already on the decline from the growth of social media and the web, has been made much worse by the pandemic.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
• Wage growth is still on the decline, according to Indeed Hiring Lab.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 June 2023
• Sam’s parents are on the decline, and the rest of her family isn’t exactly a fount of inspiration.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
• Earlier this year, results from the National Youth Tobacco Survey found that teen tobacco use is also on the decline with teen vaping hitting a 10-year low.
  — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 28 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024