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Recent Examples of devaluation
Conveniently, this system would also make the United States the world’s economic center of gravity and prevent currency devaluations that could harm American exports.
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Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
The multiple crises of the Birr’s devaluation, surging inflation, a foreign exchange scarcity, and the 2020-2022 war in the northern Tigray region, only added to the underlying challenge of setting up in a relatively closed economy.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The larger issue is the devaluation of money, and gold has provided a hedge against this issue throughout history.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2025
While the grandiose gestures may seem romantic and well-intentioned, love bombing is almost always followed by devaluation and criticism.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
The multiple crises of the Birr’s devaluation, surging inflation, a foreign exchange scarcity, and the 2020-2022 war in the northern Tigray region, only added to the underlying challenge of setting up in a relatively closed economy.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The larger issue is the devaluation of money, and gold has provided a hedge against this issue throughout history.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2025
While the grandiose gestures may seem romantic and well-intentioned, love bombing is almost always followed by devaluation and criticism.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devaluation
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For engineers, all this means coupling MLOps with DevOps by integrating retraining triggers, model validation steps and performance degradation alerts directly into deployment pipelines.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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High-speed charging generates substantial thermal energy, which can accelerate cell degradation, reduce the battery’s overall lifespan, and in rare cases, lead to safety issues like thermal runaway.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Biglari was particularly critical of the company’s store-level deterioration.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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While StubHub stock could rise at the IPO – especially if the offering is oversubscribed – consumer backlash, regulatory pressure, competitive threats, and profitability deterioration make $STUB particularly risky.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Inflammation can cause vascular disease — the narrowing, weakening or even blockage of blood vessels — that can damage organs such as the kidneys, lungs, liver and of course the brain.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Hurricane center forecasters said additional weakening is expected during the next few days, with Kiko moving toward the west-northwest around 14 mph.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Following on from its second-quarter results, the company maintained its full-year sales growth outlook of a low single-digit year-over-year decline.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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At the time, Western Sizzlin had long been in a period of decline, having filed for bankruptcy in 1992.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The two men became friends, or at least acquaintances, in the late 1980s and had a falling out in 2004.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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But Chip started to have health problems and also had a falling out with administration.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2025
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To determine if a root canal is needed, dentists conduct a thorough exam, often with X-rays, to evaluate decay, damage and the tooth’s internal condition.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Its alignment with figures like North Korea’s Kim Jong Un symbolizes the isolation and reputational decay of a regime that relies on coercion rather than consent.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And, based on MRI scans taken at the beginning and end of the study, the intervention group appeared to have slower degeneration of cartilage in their knees.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration describes FTD as a group of brain disorders caused by degeneration of the frontal and/or temporal lobes of the brain that affect behavior, language and movement, according to The Associated Press.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Truist's downgrade is due in part because that deal does not include a go-shop provision that would allow Vimeo to seek higher bids from other potential buyers.—
Sean Conlon,Yun Li,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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The latest downgrade could solidify Trump’s argument that his aggressive tariff and immigration agenda are not to blame for the cooling labor market, the Financial Times wrote, and give him more reason to accuse the Fed of waiting too long to slash interest rates.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Devaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devaluation. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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