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attenuation

[uh-ten-yoo-ey-shuhn] / əˌtɛn juˈeɪ ʃən /


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The latest readings of consumer inflation and the Fed's preferred gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, have shown an attenuation, but levels remain well above the two-percent target.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

During the spring, he said Amazon hadn’t yet “seen any attenuation of demand,” and he touted Amazon’s vast network of merchants who he said could sell different items at a wide variety of prices.

From MarketWatch Jan. 20, 2026

I never understood if the effect was due to my mood or to a general attenuation of the chemical processes inside my skull.

From Slate Oct. 28, 2023

This layer appears to glide over a weaker region below called the asthenosphere, characterized by high seismic attenuation and low shear wave velocity.

From Science Daily Sep. 27, 2023

"But you understand me," he repeated, with a wistful attenuation of the words.

From Ewing\'s Lady by Harry Leon Wilson




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