decline
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“In real terms, that gap implies a slight decline in inflation-adjusted home values over the past year,” he wrote.
From Barron's
“In real terms, that gap implies a slight decline in inflation-adjusted home values over the past year,” he wrote.
From Barron's
The written record of the Fed’s December meeting, released after the customary three-week delay, showed that most members of the Fed’s policy committee thought that rates could eventually fall further if inflation declines.
Executives declined Tuesday to provide a timetable for the launch of the integrated platform.
From Los Angeles Times
The Kremlin declined to say whether Putin was at the residence in question at the time.
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