How to Use involution in a Sentence
involution
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The research explains that the breast remodels itself to prepare for nursing — and then when nursing is over, remodels itself again through a process called involution.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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Known as involution or neijuan in China, the intense price wars have spread across industries in recent years, from electric vehicles to solar panels.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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Chinese leaders have acknowledged that the country’s statist economy leads to involution, or excessive domestic competition and superfluous production—a situation that is unlikely to change any time soon.
—Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
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The downside, Xie says, is that productivity-enhancing technology is deflationary — doubly so in China where any sector prioritized by the state is fated toward involution.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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The pricing underscores intensifying competition in China's electric vehicle market, despite Beijing's attempts to rein in excessive price wars, commonly referred to in China as involution.
—Sarah Min,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 May 2026
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