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To slope downward. Also: to refuse or turn something down politely.

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Usage examples (30)
  • The pinyons died mainly because of an Ips epidemic I am not a big fan of the term decline as it is usually used for trees.
  • As a PROLIFIC reader from WAY BACK (read Dante at 8, and explained it to my mom!) to reason for the "decline" is simple.
  • That shift in assets led to a rapid short-term decline in the
  • Consumer products are in a medium term decline to negative profit.
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