depress
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Crucially, the oil benchmark would likely creep higher than global oil prices, which would discourage foreign buyers, depress exports and make more crude available to domestic markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Higher interest rates also depress property values and weigh on the volume of real estate transactions.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
What’s more, high prices for oil and other commodities could depress consumer spending and force businesses to finally lay off lots of workers.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
The new plants caused concerns that a supply glut was about to depress prices for the next two to five years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
It didn't exactly depress me to think about it, but it didn't make me feel gay as hell, either.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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