decrease
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Analysts are looking for adjusted earnings of $3 a share on sales of $6.52 billion, marking a 1.5% decrease from last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
There was a more than 60-percent decrease in the category that includes military vehicles, aircraft, ships and trains.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Enrollment declined from 440,365 to 369,830 students, a decrease of about16%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The research firm Cox Automotive has forecast a 45% drop in overall EV sales for the third quarter relative to a year earlier, and a 3% decrease compared to the June quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The heart in space gets lazy, muscles decrease in size, and bones lose some of their calcium.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
Livestock decreases due to lack of land and feed, opening up more space for crops.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Future net interest income growth for the bank will be supported by market shares of at least 10% in most regions, which decreases earnings volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
LAHSA’s latest homeless count found that homelessness went up in L.A. this year after two years of decreases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The early data pointed to increases in real estate and professional, scientific and technical services, balanced by decreases in retail trade and manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“The freezing point decreases and the boiling point increases.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
“Their osteoporosis has worsened, and they’ve ended up suffering compression fractures in their back as a result of the decreased density of their bones.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Truck supply has decreased due to safety enforcement, said Shelley Simpson, CEO of J.B.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Retail trade decreased in July, largely offsetting an expansion the month before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Days sold and sales dollars also decreased compared with the same time last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
This made it seem like unemployment had decreased.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
The indignity and grime of poverty, the constant close proximity, the competitive scramble for decreasing amounts of writing time made them hunker defensively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Turkey and the European Union each accounted for 5% during the same time period, although Russian energy exports to the EU have been decreasing.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The dark chocolate aroma therefore appeared to reduce appetite mainly by decreasing hunger and increasing perceived fullness.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
State media later said the risk from that lake was "decreasing" and rescue operations were proceeding "in an orderly manner".
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
On one of the shelves, Mariam saw a collection of identical wooden dolls, arranged in a line in order of decreasing size.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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