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inflection

[in-flek-shuhn] / ɪnˈflɛk ʃən /


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On the whole, this looks to be a positive inflection point in our political leadership, empowering a new generation of leaders advocating needed changes in the government’s relationship with its constituents.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

This five-year mark is widely seen as an inflection point.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The current valuation for the U.K. wealth-management company fails to reflect a coming inflection point in its performance, with an expected EPS compound annual growth rate of 23% from 2026 through 2030, Holstein writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

In many ways, it feels like an inflection point in which more community leaders and elected officials are listening to their concerned constituents and hitting the pause button on development for now.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

The voice had an odd inflection to it, as if it wasn’t really asking a question.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

“With valuations having almost doubled off the bottoms post Q1, and on-cycle names unlikely to show material inflections, we lean more cautious heading into the on-cycle prints,” the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Analyst Adrienne Yih said the upgrade reflected “recent operational progress, financial inflections, and management’s disciplined actions.”

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

On Karma, that includes everything from the Brazilian funk rhythms of Ceremony, to pop-punk inflections of In My Head, which riffs on the sounds of Good Charlotte and Avril Lavigne.

From BBC Sep. 25, 2025

When Sullivan stood up for Watson’s defense, he spoke for almost an hour, pacing and pausing with dramatic inflections.

From Slate Dec. 12, 2024

She had, likewise, a fierce and a hard eye: it reminded me of Mrs. Reed’s; she mouthed her words in speaking; her voice was deep, its inflections very pompous, very dogmatical,—very intolerable, in short.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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