nominal
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As to Duncan, the nominal star of the show, it doesn’t matter whether he’ll win or lose — there’s not enough to hang on to.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
A stealthier and less obvious plan would be financial repression, in which interest rates are held down below the rate of nominal growth of the economy, which consists of real growth plus inflation.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
More often than not historically, above-average real rates have been followed in fairly short order by lower nominal rates.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
Each phase of the ascent was, in the understated language of mission control, "nominal": maximum dynamic pressure, main engine cut-off and booster separation.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Radar observations of Chryse were made for the first time—because of the geometry of Earth and Mars—only a few weeks before the nominal landing date.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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