inflation

Example Sentences

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The money is needed to offset the impact of inflation in an already high-cost region, the union has said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The government imposes caps when it thinks inflation, and therefore the interest rate, will grow too high.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Durable-goods orders are coming at 8:30 a.m., the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s survey of one-year inflation expectations is scheduled for 11 a.m. and consumer credit is due at 3 p.m.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The sector has by far the best record of beating inflation, according to an analysis from Hartford Funds that looked at stock performance between 1973 and 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

According to this theory of inflation, it is the nonzero zero-point energy that created the stars and galaxies.

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