deflation
noun
de·fla·tion
di-ˈflā-shən 
ˌdē-
2
: a contraction in the volume of available money or credit that results in a general decline in prices
3
: the erosion of soil by the wind
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Economists worry that deflation will bring the country into recession.
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Analysts model 2% to 3% annual deflation across the application services base as agents change the pricing model for application work.
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Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
In an interview last month on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Bezos pushed back on widespread fears that AI will destroy jobs, predicting instead that productivity gains will cause a labor shortage and even deflation in key sectors.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 June 2026
My book discussion this week will be 1873 by Liaquat Ahamed, an economic history of the crisis of that year, the financial crisis of that year, and of the long deflation that followed and that helped to doom the Reconstruction hopes that are encapsulated in the Fourteenth Amendment.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
The sheriff's office said the driver fled at speeds up to 100 mph, then left the roadway when trying to avoid tire deflation devices deployed by law enforcement.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
In an interview last month on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Bezos pushed back on widespread fears that AI will destroy jobs, predicting instead that productivity gains will cause a labor shortage and even deflation in key sectors.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 June 2026
My book discussion this week will be 1873 by Liaquat Ahamed, an economic history of the crisis of that year, the financial crisis of that year, and of the long deflation that followed and that helped to doom the Reconstruction hopes that are encapsulated in the Fourteenth Amendment.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
The sheriff's office said the driver fled at speeds up to 100 mph, then left the roadway when trying to avoid tire deflation devices deployed by law enforcement.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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“Deflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deflation. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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deflation
noun
de·fla·tion
di-ˈflā-shən
ˈdē-
1
: an act or instance of deflating : the state of being deflated
2
: a reduction in the volume of available money or credit resulting in a decline of the general price level
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