Word: wanes
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Other, smaller factors have put downward pressure on the crime rate and should continue to do so. Better technology means you can install more sensitive alarm systems in your home and carry less cash on the street. The wane of Jack Daniels (and the rise of Evian) has yielded fewer drunken rages. Finally, although the prison-building boom sparked protest from those who insist we should spend the money on rehabilitation, no one can argue with cold reality: jails and prisons today lock up nearly 2 million people, and you simply can't knock over a 7-Eleven...