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deflation

[dih-fley-shuhn] / dɪˈfleɪ ʃən /


NOUN
depreciation
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It would not surprise me if Spurs score first for them to have a bit of hope but then Brighton will come back, and you can kind of see the deflation happening.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

China’s factory-gate prices exited deflation for the first time in more than three years, partly the result of higher energy costs caused by the Iran war.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

A surge in energy costs triggered by the war in Iran pushed up producer prices in China, snapping a streak of factory deflation in the country that lasted more than three years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

If that was the Fed’s goal, it could create a higher risk of deflation, which typically precedes an economic downturn.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The deflation would get faster and faster, the universe would get hotter and hotter, and it would eventually end in a backward big bang: the big crunch.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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