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decelerate

[dee-sel-uh-rayt] / diˈsɛl əˌreɪt /
VERB
slow down
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“While there are indeed factors contributing to ‘over-earning’ today, our base case is for S&P 500 earnings growth to decelerate, not collapse, in coming years,” they said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

It's very light but strong enough to produce the drag that we need to decelerate.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

"You just decelerate so much before corners," Norris said.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 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

“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

Analysts at Bank of America expect the BOC will resume cutting interest rates in April and June as core inflation decelerates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 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

I hold myself steady as the bus decelerates and pulls to the curb.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

Pop Mart’s business growth decelerated sharply in the first half of 2026, as the Chinese toy maker worked to find its next blockbuster character and turn Labubus’ novelty appeal into an enduring franchise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Growth in cloud applications decelerated by 2 percentage points on a sequential basis, to 9%, “keeping the SaaSpocalypse theory alive,” according to Thill.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

Furthermore, core prices have decelerated and the economy is operating with spare capacity, which should put a limit on price increases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Annual sales growth has decelerated over the past five years through 2025, and is expected to slow further this year, leaving it less room to fend off threats like X Money.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 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

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

By measuring how strongly the expansion was decelerating, researchers hoped to determine how much matter was actually out there.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

The statistics bureau said the headline slowdown was primarily driven by decelerating gasoline price growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

He said AI capital spending — with the four major hyperscalers looking to spend $700 billion on AI infrastructure this year — is actually accelerating, not decelerating.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

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

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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