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The slow leak in everything that once felt boundless.
means Becoming gradually smaller, weaker, or less in size, importance, or intensity over time.
from From Latin diminuere, to break into small pieces, by way of minuere, to make less — the same root that shrinks minute and miniature down to size.
Famous lawDiminishing returns: more effort, less reward.
Grammar twistOnce spelled diminish without the extra middle bits.
Music tooDiminished chords shrink intervals for built-in tension.