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Recent Examples of deflation
And while the conflict in the Middle East temporarily warded off deflation, the gains have since subsided as Chinese industry continues to run below capacity, the chief economist for Asia Pacific at French bank Natixis argued.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The trend has exacerbated China’s deflation problem and weighed on the economy as prices decline and consumption weakens.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Near the Sacramento International Airport, deputies were able to deploy a tire deflation device.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Given that Trump never knowingly engages in understatement, this is a rare example of verbal deflation.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
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Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The trend has exacerbated China’s deflation problem and weighed on the economy as prices decline and consumption weakens.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Near the Sacramento International Airport, deputies were able to deploy a tire deflation device.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Given that Trump never knowingly engages in understatement, this is a rare example of verbal deflation.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflation
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Lane and Milesi-Ferretti found that countries with pre-crisis external deficits furthest beyond what economic fundamentals could explain tended to suffer the deepest downturns afterward.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Houston is 7-9 in its past 16 games despite the downturn in offense.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
10 May 2026
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For example, certain psychiatric illnesses have been shown to cause atrophy, or shrinkage, of parts of the brain.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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Air drying is best to prevent shrinkage, but combining it with a low-heat dryer cycle minimizes wrinkles.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
27 Apr. 2026
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The entire Mets lineup has been marred in an uncharacteristic slump, but in the bottom of the fourth inning on Tuesday night at Citi Field, Juan Soto uncorked a very characteristic home run.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Few buyers Despite seemingly noteworthy discounts, there’s a long-term slump in condo sales.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
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In a 2019 op-ed in The New York Times, Felix claimed that Nike offered her a 70 percent pay reduction during those negotiations.—
Tina Sturdevant,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Last month, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel announced the reduction of about 1,000 roles at the company, 16% of its staff.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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This is a significant decrease from more than 4 million acres of hazardous vegetation work completed during the last year of the Biden administration.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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This marked a further decrease compared to Q2, during which revenues fell 3%.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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This is the diminution of American power, the erosion of American power, and Trump is doing it willfully, with no strategic idea in his head.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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In both films, the effect is of a diminution, a depersonalization—not to say, a desecration of the experience of horror that the documentary element embodies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Because servers can’t tolerate more than minor deviations, UPS electronics also clean up low-quality power, such as voltage spikes or sags and frequency deviation.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Apr. 2026
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This left the house with a deep sag from the ceilings, which was the Bezansons’ first order of business to fix.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2026
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The aim wasn’t a knockout, but the gradual deterioration of San Antonio.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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Mayor Gloria’s egregious record of reckless spending has contributed to the steady deterioration of our city’s fiscal and civic health.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Deflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflation. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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