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decelerate

[dee-sel-uh-reyt] / diˈsɛl əˌreɪt /
VERB
slow down
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But overall retail investors are buying less, with weekly purchases decelerating around 30% over the past week.

From Barron's

But overall retail investors are buying less, with weekly purchases decelerating around 30% over the past week.

From Barron's

"You just decelerate so much before corners," Norris said.

From BBC

“We are just getting started. We are accelerating, not decelerating,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The educational technology company said Thursday its daily active user growth has decelerated in recent years, due in part its increased scale and recent focus on monetization.

From The Wall Street Journal