nominal
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The department’s funding is now flat with pre-pandemic levels when adjusted for inflation, and well above it in nominal dollars.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Add to that inflation expectation of 2.39% for the next 10 years, and you have the bond’s overall, or nominal, yield of 4.48%.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
"I wouldn't call it nominal orbital insertion," Huot said.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
In 1972 to 1982, when annual inflation averaged over 8%, the average annual nominal total returns of the S&P 500 were 7.74%, while the figure for 10-year U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
I did go to court that Monday and received only a nominal fine.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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