> Many papers will report a p-value only if it is below a significance threshold, otherwise they will report "n.s." (no statistic) or will give a range (e.g. p > .1).
But the oddity here is a pronounced trend in the reported p-values that meet the significance threshold. The behavior you mention cannot create that trend.
But the oddity here is a pronounced trend in the reported p-values that meet the significance threshold. The behavior you mention cannot create that trend.