$23$ A beverage company is facing stiff competition from other companies in the industry. As a result, it has increased its marketing expenditure by a significant amount in order to revitalize sales. In the context of the life cycle of a product, this company is most likely to be in the $\_\_$ stage.

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growth

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promotion

decline

introduction

maturity