According to Gay Bradshaw, a psychologist who studies elephant behavior, elephants are experiencing a form of species-wide trauma that resulted from human interference, such as poaching and the destruction or diminishing of their natural habitats.
The shift has set off a round of maneuvering and recrimination in black political circles, as black elected officials and operatives grapple with what is both a genuine diminishing of their power and a profound symbolic setback.
Perhaps the only thing more tragic than the losses of these children and the diminishing of their potential is the fact that malnutrition is preventable.
Costs associated with pregnancy coincided with the diminishing of their own ability to secure income and came at a time when partner support was mostly inconsistent, if provided at all.
How are people's chances diminished because of their race, gender, religion, or economic background?
They are touring their recent Sol Invictus album, their first in 18 years, but the long absence appears to have diminished none of their jittery, gnarled intensity.
When nonnative speakers are forced to communicate in English, they can feel that their worth to the company has been diminished, regardless of their fluency level.
In October a group of Wallaby luminaries gathered to discuss the diminishing popularity of their sport.
In an era of affluence, Europeans became accustomed to spending a diminishing portion of their weekly household budgets on food.
Nevertheless, for Indonesians -- and Javanese in particular -- the existence of a spiritual world is a palpable, if diminishing, part of their culture.
