as in decrease
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Noun
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Analysts project earnings of $0.68 per share on sales of $14.11 billion, indicating a decrease from the earnings of $0.82 per share and sales of $14.88 billion in the same quarter last year.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025 -
In the first half of 2024, 3.12 million animals entered U.S. shelters, according to Shelter Animals Count, a decrease from the same period in 2023.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to LinkedIn’s 2025 Skills on The Rise Report, adaptability ranks among the top three most in-demand skills for hiring managers, following AI literacy and conflict mitigation.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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While fire mitigation strategies have been extensively discussed elsewhere, fire recovery processes in the specific context of climbing and safety have not.—
Hannah Provost,
Outside Online,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For the last year, individuals and businesses affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton qualify for tax relief, as well as disaster victims in parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Mexico, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Alaska.—
Cora Lewis,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Warming from climate change is making the pollen season longer, and more people are going to the doctor each year looking for relief, according to a recent research review published in the journal The Laryngoscope.—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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But states will likely respond with a combination of retaliation, appeasement, and diversification.—
Eswar Prasad,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Apr. 2025
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Sheinbaum’s policy of Trump appeasement may well be the least-bad course open to Mexico.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Assuagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assuagement. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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