deflate
Example Sentences
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“Outside of earnings, one thing that would deflate the equal-weight from outperforming, would be the overall macro liquidity landscape,” he said.
From MarketWatch
Detractors say the law would slow development and deflate property values.
In the 1990s, Canadian economist Patrick Grady deflated support for independence with calculations showing that by leaving, “Quebec would be much harder hit than the rest of Canada.”
When she slams the window shut and tugs the curtains back together, my body deflates.
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When she sighed, she deflated like a party balloon.
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