inflation
Example Sentences
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Food inflation is now expected to reach 9% to 10% by the end of the year, up from 3.2%, the federation said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Part of that has to do with well-documented effects of inflation on the psyche.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Economists in the earlier survey expected core inflation of 2.7% this year.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
It was the first rise in annual inflation in four months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Now there’s wreckage, and inflation, and moral collapse.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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