deceleration

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While Dollar General’s forecast for comparable sales growth beat expectations, it marked a deceleration from 3% growth in fiscal 2025, putting the company on track to end three years of acceleration.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

In the spring of 2025, while BLS first prints showed employment holding up, ADP data was already signaling deceleration as early as May.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

The deceleration was driven largely by a 9.2% plunge in energy prices after the government rolled out subsidies to help households cope with rising living costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Analysts project fourth-quarter product revenue to increase 27% year-over-year, a slight deceleration from 29% in Q3.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

As black changed to bright, so also did weightlessness give way to deceleration.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins