deflate
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It would deflate the exercise without a vote, an act of omission rather than a fight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
It was reminiscent of Roger Federer at his best, able to relieve pressure and deflate opponents by serving his way out of trouble.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
The longer it takes for supply to return, the longer it will take oil prices to deflate from current levels.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
“The great hurt and fear for folks that steward the farmworker movement now is that this news will deflate the struggle that is so essential and is so hard,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
When I exhale, my stomach starts to deflate like air being let out of a balloon.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
If the AI bubble ever deflates, these energy companies with no revenue have the farthest to fall and little in the way of a cushion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
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
A familiar resolution deflates the status the movie had earned up until that point as a wildly unpredictable work of trashy cleverness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
I look at Camille, who deflates like a popped balloon.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
The subsequent years were some of the worst in market history after the tech bubble deflated.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Her father said: "I think, towards the end, she was demotivated. She didn't let herself go, or anything like that. She was demotivated or deflated."
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Other markets were rocked when the tech bubble deflated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
I follow Nora up the road, leaving Garrett visibly deflated.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
His premiership, in the eyes of many on his own side, has been deflating for months.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Tighter monetary policy was also a factor around the deflating of the dot-com bubble, Perkins notes.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
The Lakers’ latest deflating loss could have used Doncic’s energy,his showmanship, his fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 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
Octavia’s light evergreen skin, which now hangs too loosely, as if her body were a slowly deflating balloon.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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