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deflation

[dih-fley-shuhn] / dɪˈfleɪ ʃən /


NOUN
depreciation
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STRONGEST






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Tsunami or glacier, Japan’s unique household savings pool will be in play if the decades of deflation are really over.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Heading into the start of the conflict, the Thai economy was still in deflation in February, and headline inflation remains relatively contained, the economist said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

"After twenty years of deflation, Japan is now in an inflationary upcycle," Japan economist Jesper Koll told the BBC.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Unless we experience actual deflation, which is rare, painful and something the Federal Reserve actively works to avoid, prices typically stay at their new higher level.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

I follow the same tortured trajectory over and over—from my rush of disbelieving joy to my crashing deflation.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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