deflate
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Property investment, once an important driver of China’s economic miracle, is down 19% year on year as the real-estate bubble continues to deflate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sinking an early birdie on the fifth got the crowd going but starting the back half with bogeys on 10 and 12 threatened to deflate the mood.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Price increases for all the stuff needed to flesh out AI technology are unlikely to deflate anytime soon.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
He gave a great sigh that seemed to deflate him.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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
But I think that greatly deflates the more potent message that Jonze was trying to deliver.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025
Domingo didn’t plan how to act that scene, but running smack into the harsh reality of the system, the actor visibly deflates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 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
At 10:17 p.m., an officer threw another spike strip under the SUV, which successfully deflated at least one rear tire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
“But I’m just finishing up,” Dan protested, now deflated.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
When the skin has collapsed into your palm like a deflated balloon, you lift the box grater and discover an almost implausible amount of ruby pulp underneath it.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
In contrast, when he faced the cameras after Trump told him to cancel his plans to attack Beirut on Monday, the leading Israeli newspaper columnist Ben Caspit said he looked like a deflated balloon.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Mr. Galanter’s excitement had disappeared, and now he stood there, staring at Billy and looking deflated.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
His premiership, in the eyes of many on his own side, has been deflating for months.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The Lakers’ latest deflating loss could have used Doncic’s energy,his showmanship, his fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
There’s no sign of the AI bubble deflating yet and far from exhibiting signs of fatigue, the capital investment cycle continues its boom.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 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
I lower my head, my spirit deflating by the second.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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