deflate
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When adults appear in the background, intruding in the hackers’ bedrooms, they deflate the mood with their insensitivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
It was reminiscent of Roger Federer at his best, able to relieve pressure and deflate opponents by serving his way out of trouble.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
The longer it takes for supply to return, the longer it will take oil prices to deflate from current levels.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
“The great hurt and fear for folks that steward the farmworker movement now is that this news will deflate the struggle that is so essential and is so hard,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
The words bubble out of my mouth and deflate, like dough that’s been left to rise too long.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
If the AI bubble ever deflates, these energy companies with no revenue have the farthest to fall and little in the way of a cushion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
It deconstructs the artifice of a rock show, making The 1975 seem more human - but equally, it deflates the excitement of watching a band in full flow.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
“Between eruptions, the volcano slowly inflates — which means the seafloor rises. ... And then during an eruption, it will, when the magma comes out, the volcano deflates and the seafloor drops down,” Wilcock said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
But I think that greatly deflates the more potent message that Jonze was trying to deliver.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025
I blink them back and try for a lopsided smile … but it deflates and melts into an ugly grimace.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Her father said: "I think, towards the end, she was demotivated. She didn't let herself go, or anything like that. She was demotivated or deflated."
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
At 16, Semenyo was deflated, disillusioned and ready to give up on football altogether.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Hilton responded with a quip that quickly deflated the attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Elsewhere, steel structures appear variously deflated, vacuum-sealed, flopped, melted and wrinkled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Debris swirled in the dark waters—a deflated birthday balloon, a child’s pacifier, a little plastic bride and groom from the top. of a cake—all the remnants of human lives cut short.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
His premiership, in the eyes of many on his own side, has been deflating for months.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Tighter monetary policy was also a factor around the deflating of the dot-com bubble, Perkins notes.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
Then they would promptly sidestep or bet against it, deflating the bubble before it could expand anywhere near the bursting point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
She takes in more of his deflating stalling before saying to him, in English, “Dr. Kim, I love you.”
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
The storm siren wound down, like a balloon deflating on a slow leak.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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