easing

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Headline annual inflation rose to 4.2% in May as expected but markets focused on core inflation easing more than forecast on a month-on-month basis to 0.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

My colleague Megan Leonhardt writes that while the CPI may have hit its peak in this latest reading, and gas prices are beginning to even out, that doesn’t mean things are easing anytime soon.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

In a national address on Sunday aimed at easing tensions, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a raft of new measures to crackdown on illegal migration.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks.”

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

We’re easing toward New Jersey with music I've never heard before blasting in the car.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi