as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
the kind of catastrophic illness that can make a sizable depletion in a family's savings
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Ghrelin, an appetite stimulant, rises when you are sleep-deprived, and leptin decreases.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025 -
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported the program resulted in a 20% decrease in gambling activities after just a single school year.—
Adam Hudacek,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2025
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Traders are assigning virtually no probability of a cut at next week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting and only about a 1-in-4 chance of a reduction in May, according to CME Group calculations.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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Regardless of what a full-year funding measure might include, the president has statutory authority to propose spending reductions to Congress.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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In Florida, nearly all 67 counties saw a decline in childhood immunizations among kindergartners since COVID came in 2020, state data shows.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Target – whose RSI is 16.8 – lost about 9% this week, touching a 52-week low on Friday and bringing its year-to-date decline to nearly 23%.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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And the rest of the presidential administration has been eager to back up his claims, with White House senior counselor Peter Navarro saying that Trump’s policies caused the price drop.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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Visitors can admire its thunderous drop from various aerial viewpoints or take a walk along the valley floor for a different perspective.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, the Pirates won 18 of their last 30 games, putting a dent in the playoffs hopes of the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds in the season’s final month.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Read Next State Politics Trump’s deportation campaign won’t ‘make a dent,’ Idaho lawmakers say.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Depletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depletion. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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