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Noun
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In 2024, the company achieved a $7/barrel West Texas Intermediate (WTI) breakeven reduction, and its overall breakeven sits ~$45/barrel.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025 -
The Bengals’ defensive changes should result in a marginal reduction in production, which moves Burrow just outside of the top three at his position.—
KC Joyner,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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The decay of marketing effects varies by channel, audience, creative, season and competitive context.—
Cody Greco,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Although abrupt, the decision follows years of concern about the decay of U.S. Antarctic scientific infrastructure, exacerbated by hesitations from both agencies about starting big new projects in the face of ongoing federal budget uncertainty.—
Nadia Drake,
Scientific American,
22 July 2025
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The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 3.8% mortgage application decrease compared with one week ago.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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SiriusXM reported revenue of $2.14 billion, a 2 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2024, and net income of $205 million compared to $354 million a year ago.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
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The art replaces a previous one that was located on Lake Street and removed in 2018 because of deterioration.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Perry confirmed the system’s deterioration at the council’s May 28 meeting.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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Interestingly, a combination of two cancer drugs stood out: Research in mice showed that this combination reduced brain degeneration and restored memory, according to findings recently published in Cell, pointing towards a potent treatment path never considered before.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
21 July 2025
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An illustration of the human brain showing a shrunken substantia nigra, a degeneration that occurs with Parkinson’s disease.—
Fernanda González,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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The questioning included probing organizational systems in place to manage risk, and NTSB board member Michael Graham noted the breakdowns were a failing of these essential programs.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Mitigating a threat is the priority for every security team, nobody wants to be dealing with the fallout of failings to do.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Noun
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These are the types of lapses Johnston absolutely must eradicate from his game.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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The federal Cyber Safety Review Board, which investigated the attack, blamed Microsoft for security lapses that gave hackers their opening.—
Renee Dudley,
ProPublica,
15 July 2025
Noun
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The Chocolate Praline Stout doubles down on decadence.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Not for the sake of chaos, but to drive out the institutional decadence that has failed ordinary Americans for decades.—
Michael Catanzaro,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 July 2025
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“Languishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languishment. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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