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This dollar weakness would also cheapen foreign-exchange hedging costs, they believed, allowing foreign investors concerned about the U.S. dollar’s long-run status to bolster their foreign-exchange hedges, which in turn would amplify the buck’s weakness.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

“East of the River” washes away the stain of criminalization that local media used to cheapen Ever’s life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

But Mr. Holloway and Mr. Barrett are expert at twisting the mundane into the uncanny, and rely only minimally on the kind of jump-scares that cheapen many a horror movie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Both seasons of the show demonstrate that only the wealthy can afford to indulge in extreme emotional displays or cheapen honest ones.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

“No need to cheapen things with coarse language,” Alicia said to Daniel.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

But for a fair number of others, the main objection is that Summerween cheapens Halloween — that to celebrate a summer facsimile will dilute the real thing.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

“Chill on the AI it cheapens the brand,” one wrote on Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

"If a university is willing to look the other way and not hold faculty accountable for engaging in academically dishonest behavior, it cheapens its mission and the value of its education," Ms Fox said.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023

“To get nominated for an Academy Award is a tremendous honor and this cheapens the honor by making one category less than the other.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2022

It cheapens everything, doesn’t it, if this man thinks we’re only giving him everything we have on us because we may not have any use for it ten minutes from now.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

As these markets have cheapened, investors may want to look at deeply discounted BDCs and closed-end junk-bond and leveraged-loan funds.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

"It cheapened the film for me," agrees Gemma Haynes, while another fan, Nastassja Loots, says it "looks fake and people can see through it".

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

Years of sluggish economic growth have cheapened British assets, making the U.K. a happy hunting ground for private-equity firms and the world’s rich.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025

Chinese stocks have cheapened as a result, to a price-to-earnings ratio of 11%, the lowest among major Asian markets.

From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2023

Sitting there in the half-darkness, Ben felt cheapened, irreparably damaged by this girl he had known most of his life.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

I won’t spoil how, but it’s emotionally ruinous for the people involved, even if Mr. Laxe stages it with a bit of cheapening suspense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

"The way they do their buffet and their salad bar, it feels like they are cheapening on their quality and have lower standards...They're giving away so much food and you're like 'How?'"

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025

On the energy front, motor fuel may be cheapening, but fuel and electricity for home use are still pricey.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2024

“You both are cheapening our degrees,” he said Dec. 26 on X. “The damage is getting worse with your lies. You’ve lost our confidence.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2023

He stopped before the shop, and while he was cheapening some articles, we examined his sabre.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell