vicious cycle

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When accompanied by a vicious cycle of falling prices and falling demand, that turns into a process known as deflation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

"Anything short of root-and-branch reform risks trapping councils in a vicious cycle of overspending and worsening services for families," he says.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Until the final sections, we are trapped in the vicious cycle of the poet’s anguish and anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

While the risk of individuals being wrongly targeted is real, ICE’s continued anonymity causes a vicious cycle.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026

So there it was, my own vicious cycle.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz