deflate
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According to testimony from the two survivors, their flimsy boat began to deflate and take on water after several hours at sea.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Property investment, once an important driver of China’s economic miracle, is down 19% year on year as the real-estate bubble continues to deflate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sinking an early birdie on the fifth got the crowd going but starting the back half with bogeys on 10 and 12 threatened to deflate the mood.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
I feel the anger that was swelling within me deflate as I turn the vial over in my fingers, inside my pocket.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
If Xi lands and looks vigorous, the speculation deflates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It deconstructs the artifice of a rock show, making The 1975 seem more human - but equally, it deflates the excitement of watching a band in full flow.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
But I think that greatly deflates the more potent message that Jonze was trying to deliver.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025
“That makes it pretty tough. Once they get that kind of lead, it deflates you and makes it for a long way back.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
After the cuff deflates, she removes the apparatus from my arm and hangs it back on the wall.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
While I still felt deflated at having been unable to turn the ship around, Tabla had enjoyed an incredible 13-year run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“But I’m just finishing up,” Dan protested, now deflated.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
When the skin has collapsed into your palm like a deflated balloon, you lift the box grater and discover an almost implausible amount of ruby pulp underneath it.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
As you can imagine, the England camp was pretty deflated after the heartbreaking semi-final loss.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The damaged silk sleigh had been hauled back to its pavilion, and there it lay forlorn, one pontoon deflated.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
The boat had travelled between Calais and the UK and was deflating when it was picked up by border force vessels.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Dodgers suffered a deflating 9-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on Friday to start their final series before the All-Star break.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
There’s no sign of the AI bubble deflating yet and far from exhibiting signs of fatigue, the capital investment cycle continues its boom.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Then they would promptly sidestep or bet against it, deflating the bubble before it could expand anywhere near the bursting point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The sound of everybody’s hopes deflating is almost a sucking inside the room.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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