deflate
Example Sentences
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Stocks behaved similarly after 9/11 — although that happened to coincide with a deflating technology bubble.
From MarketWatch
I deflated a little more every hour, and I wriggled and wriggled as Frederick and Bruno snored on.
From Literature
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Yet deflating may be the better analogy—especially when it comes to valuations.
From Barron's
One that the AI bubble might be deflating is the loss of monopolistic-like pricing power by the leading companies.
From MarketWatch
“Outside of earnings, one thing that would deflate the equal-weight from outperforming, would be the overall macro liquidity landscape,” he said.
From MarketWatch
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