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decelerate

[dee-sel-uh-rayt] / diˈsɛl əˌreɪt /
VERB
slow down
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Strategists from Wells Fargo to Franklin Templeton were among those in recent weeks predicting the S&P 500 corporate earnings expansion would decelerate as higher interest rates, tariff pressures and elevated oil prices weigh on results.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

“We’re going to materially decelerate in terms of growth,” Isom says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Unison singing of regular song structures makes the hearts of the singers accelerate and decelerate simultaneously,” it states.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Executives said they saw demand decelerate in April, particularly in Nike’s sportswear and Jordan streetwear segments, as shoppers put off discretionary purchases amid concerns about the Iran war and higher costs overall.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Where virtually all horses decelerate and often drift out as they try to negotiate corners, Seabiscuit was capable of holding a tight line while accelerating dramatically.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

But recent weakness in some corners of the increasingly debt-driven sector have previewed potential pain to pensions—and millions of teachers, firefighters and other workers they support—if growth decelerates or the boom goes bust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Even if growth in data center decelerates slightly next year,” the analysts said Texas Instruments’ total revenue should be able to grow by about 20%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

It decelerates the vehicle from about 350 miles per hour to about 17 miles per hour for a nice soft landing for the crew in the Pacific Ocean.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

“It could just be the de-ce. I don’t know,” Redick said, alluding to the way Doncic decelerates with the ball in his hands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

As Violet drives up, the world decelerates, and tiny details come into sharp focus.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

Google’s paid click volume has decelerated sequentially this year, falling from 13% growth in the first quarter to 8% in the third.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Parent company Alphabet reported 25% revenue growth for the quarter, driven by gains in its cloud division, but revenue from search advertising, long a major cash cow, decelerated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Fee income growth stayed strong, though decelerated a bit from the second quarter, while cost inflation remained disciplined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Between the first and second quarter, Anthropic’s revenue grew roughly 140% — which means that the company’s growth has decelerated since the beginning of the year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

As the spaceship decelerated and pulled out of its orbit, heading down, down, down, it passed through several minutes of communications blackout.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Looking forward into 2027, Citi’s research finds that in years where earnings-per-share growth is positive but decelerating, global stocks tend to rise modestly at about 4% on average.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

“Decelerating AI-investment spending also signals decelerating earnings growth for the AI infrastructure complex,” the Goldman strategists said, pointing to semiconductor and power companies as areas tied to the buildout of AI.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The software maker’s earnings report pointed to decelerating revenue growth over the next 12 months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology 9863 -0.29%decrease; red down pointing triangle had a similar showing, with deliveries rising 59% to 105,656 units, decelerating from August’s 81% surge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Now it was decelerating with metal efficiency in the upper Martian atmospheres.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury


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