The phrase "dwindling pool" means a shrinking or decreasing amount or group of something.
Sentences with «dwindling pool»
As law schools throughout the nation compete for a steadily dwindling pool of applicants, Brooklyn Law School will announce a 15 % tuition cut on... (newyorkcityinformer.com)
The viability of a newspaper in any industry is now a touch - and - go matter, given the ever - rising cost of newsprint, the escalating expense of postage, and the steadily dwindling pool of advertising dollars for print media. (slaw.ca)
The most likely explanation for this duplication is not industrial espionage at the script stage but Hollywood's dwindling pool of ideas. (telegraph.co.uk)