dwindled

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Membership and fundraising have dwindled as an internal battle for control intensified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Unemployment is rife, healthcare struggling and the aid that once provided the basics for millions has dwindled to a fraction of what it once was.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Now, that number has dwindled to just 16%.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

But the push to reshape forest management is fiercely opposed by loggers and mill owners, who say their work is sustainable and provides blue-collar jobs in a region where they’ve dwindled.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

They seldom now reach three feet; but they have dwindled, they say, and in ancient days they were taller.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien