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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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And a chronic shortage of homes for sale nationally, due partly to years of below-average new home construction, has helped prop up home prices even in a multiyear sales slump.—
Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The hard-right Reform UK party was the main beneficiary of Labour’s slump.—
Isa Soares,
CNN Money,
12 May 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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Consumption has been linked to decreases in all-cause mortality.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
14 May 2026
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But drug harm reduction advocates and researchers say shifts in the drug supply and changes in drug use are the major contributors to the decrease in deaths.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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With the federal government’s attacks on public employees, collective bargaining remains one of the last bulwarks against further diminution of the role or benefits of public employees.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
6 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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Cheaper wood can start to sag on a horizontal fence.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
13 May 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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The following month, the Veterans Administration filed a report stating that the Nautilus Veterans Hospital was in a severe state of deterioration, mostly because of the dampness from the sea air, which caused the concrete’s steel rods to rust and give way.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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The switch in alliances has coincided with the rapid deterioration of the security situation in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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“Deflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflation. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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