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as in deteriorations
a change to a lower state or level
there's been a declination in basic civility in our society
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as in refusals
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
congressional declinations of cabinet appointments have been relatively infrequent, most senators believing that the president is entitled to pick his own advisors
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Mass refusals also led to the cancellation of multiple PEN America events.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026 -
Roberts’s votes in recent years—such as his decision to deny review in cases involving service refusals—suggest a preference to limit rather than undo .—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Like California, New York state has also seen production spend declines as studio slates have contracted.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
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Those declines were sharper among more affluent households and younger shoppers, with a 7 percentage point year-over-year drop among households with an annual income of more than $100,000 and a 6 percentage point year-over-year fall among shoppers between the ages of 25 and 34, the survey found.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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At least seven grand jury rejections have occurred across five different cases since the administration’s crime and security surge crackdown began in August.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Jan. 2026
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Extraordinary rejections Granted, all these grand juries were in liberal jurisdictions, but their rejections of prosecutors’ claims are still striking, since indictments are usually notoriously easy to secure.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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Grave of the Fireflies is about the horrors and degradations of war.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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For Parisian Jews in 1941 and 1942, these thefts were compounded by a cascade of other degradations, including the loss of distinguished positions at the Sorbonne, in banking, science, and medicine, with more devastation to come.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Social Security Administration’s sudden reversal of its earlier denials about DOGE’s rampage through its most sensitive records rattled Social Security advocacy groups.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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While there are allegations that surveillance cameras operated by such retail partners as Flock Safety are being use to assist ICE raids as some activist investors charge, retailers should assert this electronic collaborating is not true—consistent with denials by Flock Safety.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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On the one hand, winter brings fresh powder, steep descents, and the chance to traverse beautiful glades.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Jan. 2026
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Experienced climbers are more likely to be significantly injured, and of those, a significant amount of accidents occur during descents, according to the Mountain Rescue Association.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Declinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declinations. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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