de-escalations

noun

plural of de-escalation
as in decreases

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  1. decreases
  2. shrinkages
  3. reductions
  4. falloffs
  5. slumps
  6. dips
  7. eclipses
  8. downturns
Noun
  • Anyone who has spent a career in and around tech will be aware of Moore's Law—the phenomenon observed by Gordon Moore in the 1960s that, as computing power increases, its cost decreases.
    — Rupert Lee-Browne, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Provides Anti-Inflammatory Effects Research indicates that the long-term use (8 weeks) of kefir was linked with decreases in inflammatory biomarkers, such as C-reactive protein, which impact heart health.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 June 2026
Definition of decreases
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  • All of the cumulative regions the wave passes through, with all of the growth and shrinkages that occur, imprint themselves onto the wave, as do the initial and final gravitational potentials.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of shrinkages
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  • Voltage reductions were also happening earlier in the day in parts of Staten Island, Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Westchester, Con Edison spokesperson Jamie McShane told CNN.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • On the other hand, massive reductions in the number of incoming immigrants do not increase such jobs.
    — Robert Hormats, Time, 4 July 2026
Definition of reductions
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  • Offseason price falloffs are common in all sports, and those at the top are often among the most impacted.
    — Benjamin Burrows, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of falloffs
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  • Having endured plenty of slumps himself, Olson made a point to sit down with the young catcher and talk through it.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • The announcement follows a Bloomberg report earlier this week highlighting second-season viewership slumps on Netflix shows, with some losing up to 70 percent of their season 1 audience.
    — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 7 July 2026
Definition of slumps
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  • On the other side of the haves and have-nots equation, states that had been on the upswing as far as production spending and activity only a few years ago have seen dips this quarter, including in Georgia, New Mexico and Illinois.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • The Kepler telescope, which discovered 452b, was designed to detect these small dips in brightness.
    — Elijah Tan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
Definition of dips
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  • Long before weather apps — or even standardized timekeeping — Americans turned to these annual guides for practical information about moon phases, moonrise and moonset times, eclipses, tides, and seasonal events.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Also increasing has been interest in eclipses, meteor showers and other celestial events.
    — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of eclipses
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  • This strategic allocation has enabled FUND to consistently outperform the small-cap benchmark and demonstrate resilience during market downturns, such as the pandemic's oil price collapse.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Even theme park giants such as Disneyland are seeing slight downturns in attendance.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of downturns
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