deflate
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About 15 minutes into the chase, as the driver drove northbound on Western, officers attempted to throw a spike strip in front of the vehicle’s tires to deflate them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 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
As the capsule splashes down, the parachutes will instantaneously deflate when the risers are severed ... and we'll see the parachutes fall into the ocean.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 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
“That makes it pretty tough. Once they get that kind of lead, it deflates you and makes it for a long way back.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
But when Jonah’s response comes back, everything in me deflates.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
While I still felt deflated at having been unable to turn the ship around, Tabla had enjoyed an incredible 13-year run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
I gazed up at the trees where a deflated red balloon was caught in some branches.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Hampton would’ve done more if not for deflating injuries that limited him to 10 games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Prior to this latest episode, the last time the number of negative-beta stocks peaked was in early 2001, as the dot-com bubble was deflating.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
The boat was poor quality, overcrowded and "appeared to be deflating upon interception", the prosecutor added.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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
The sound of everybody’s hopes deflating is almost a sucking inside the room.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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