languishments

noun

plural of languishment
as in decreases

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  1. decreases
  2. stumbling blocks
  3. reductions
  4. failings
  5. impediments
  6. declines
  7. lapses
  8. shortcomings
Noun
  • Some early studies are showing that people using AI chatbots designed with cognitive behavior therapy principles experienced decreases in symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to psychologists.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But the summer months have also thrown into sharp relief the unequal way in which those decreases in violence have shown up across the city.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreases
Noun
  • But the process has been riddled with stumbling blocks – including persistent fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which threatened to derail US-Iran talks last week.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • Since then, the process has stretched to require four different levels of review, each with a list of procedural requirements that pose stumbling blocks for prisoners seeking help.
    — Christie Thompson, NPR, 17 June 2026
Definition of stumbling blocks
Noun
  • Investigators reported a dose-dependent drop in biomarker levels on certain measures, meaning higher doses led to greater reductions, a sign the drug is having an effect.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Dignity Health did not directly address questions about staffing reductions Friday.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of reductions
Noun
  • Putin dismissed the allegations, saying Berlin aims to distract from its own failings and dissatisfaction among voters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Putin dismissed the allegations, saying Berlin wants to distract from its own failings and dissatisfaction among voters.
    — Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of failings
Noun
  • These large ships are impediments to the radical transformation of the Taiwanese navy that the Chinese threat requires.
    — HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
  • His book with Daphna Renan vigorously defends majority rule against institutional impediments.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of impediments
Noun
  • While not impacting immediate fuel prices, as development will take 7-10 years, the 100-year agreement aims to offset future declines in domestic shale production.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In Asia, markets fell with South Korean equities leading declines in the region.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of declines
Noun
  • The lapses allowed the attackers to successfully perform a BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) hijacking to obtain control over IP addresses assigned to Softaculous.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Nobody remembers on the Tuesday in March when a supervisor's registration lapses, and that is exactly the version of this that actually happens.
    — JP Montoya, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of lapses
Noun
  • The trustee had about a year to make up for the mall’s financial shortcomings.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Some ergonomic shortcomings remain, such as the fact that its precious screen real estate can’t display Ferrari’s iconic tachometer and a GPS screen simultaneously.
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
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