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deprecation

[dep-ri-key-shuhn] / ˌdɛp rɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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The company now expects adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, deprecation, and amortization of $8.2 billion to $8.5 billion in 2026, up significantly from a previous range of $5.2 billion to $5.8 billion.

From Barron's May 12, 2026

The relevant statute allows only tariffs that “deal with large and serious United States balance-of-payments deficits,” “prevent an imminent and significant deprecation of the dollar,” or facilitate an international agreement to correct a “balance-of-payments disequilibrium.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

"I am deeply disappointed that someone has decided to be this horrible when they must certainly know it's actually self deprecation."

From BBC Jun. 20, 2025

If the deprecation of legacy wireless networks brings a tear to your eye, take heart: T-Mobile’s 2G GSM network is still, somehow, operational.

From The Verge Jul. 1, 2022

Or perhaps rarely Wang Lung would say, “This is a good dish of noodles,” and O-lan would answer in deprecation, “It is good flour we have this year from the fields.”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck




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