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Recent Examples of devaluation
Videos circulating Thursday showed demonstrators tearing the Iranian flag in northern Iran as protests fueled by soaring inflation, currency devaluation and deep discontent with the country’s theocratic leadership continued to spread.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Venezuela’s currency, the Bolívar, has suffered a sharp devaluation.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
All the while, an agricultural boom set off by Richard Nixon’s 1972 devaluation of the dollar collided with stratospheric interest rates of Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker’s tight money hitting unprecedented deficits in Ronald Reagan’s borrow and spend years.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
Gold has been a prized asset for over 5,000 years and today is seen as a hedge against inflation, currency devaluation, and geopolitical shocks.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Venezuela’s currency, the Bolívar, has suffered a sharp devaluation.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
All the while, an agricultural boom set off by Richard Nixon’s 1972 devaluation of the dollar collided with stratospheric interest rates of Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker’s tight money hitting unprecedented deficits in Ronald Reagan’s borrow and spend years.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
Gold has been a prized asset for over 5,000 years and today is seen as a hedge against inflation, currency devaluation, and geopolitical shocks.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devaluation
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The cold can also freeze liquids, crack containers and prompt chemical degradation.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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Grave of the Fireflies is about the horrors and degradations of war.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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To be sure, the deterioration in human rights protections predates Trump’s return to office.—
Philippe Bolopion,
Time,
1 Feb. 2026
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Why Gasket Maintenance Is Essential A dirty gasket leads to deterioration of the seal, which can cause temperature fluctuations, spoiled food, and bacterial growth.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
31 Jan. 2026
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France said an agreement between states with the biggest nuclear arsenals was crucial, at a time when there is an unprecedented weakening of nuclear norms.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, a parade of economic data released Thursday seemed to suggest a sharper weakening of the labor market than analysts had expected.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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The decline in future spending commitments is projected to lead to 670,000 and 1,600,000 lives lost annually.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The cuts mark a steep decline for the historic newsroom, which has lost subscribers following controversial editorial decisions by owner Jeff Bezos.—
David Bauder,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The chimney partially collapsed, with brick falling on the inside.—
Chris Higgins
Updated January 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2026
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And this really culminated in a dramatic falling out between Musk and the president.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 Dec. 2025
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Leaking water can cause structural decay, mold growth, destroyed flooring, and more.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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Lambdas are ideal for spin research because the direction of a lambda’s spin can be inferred from the direction in which a proton or antiproton is emitted during its decay.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The risk of gastroparesis, hair loss, rapid muscle degeneration, tooth loss, anhedonia, and vision loss are dismissed as acceptable trade-offs in the war against fat.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The symptoms of Huntington’s disease develop from degeneration of brain regions that control movement and thinking.—
Brigid Dwyer,
Verywell Health,
19 Jan. 2026
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Indonesian stock exchange CEO Iman Rachman resigned on Friday, following a rout that saw the country's share market lose $84 billion over the past two days on concerns over a possible downgrade by index provider MSCI.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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This after striking out on USF’s Alex Golesh, who himself is fairly unproven (23-15 in three seasons) but hard to call a downgrade for Auburn after Hugh Freeze’s three straight losing records.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Devaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devaluation. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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