deflation
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Unless we experience actual deflation, which is rare, painful and something the Federal Reserve actively works to avoid, prices typically stay at their new higher level.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
There was an audible buzz when a cluster of people were about to walk through, but then a sense of immediate deflation when it turned out merely to be John Thune or Chuck Schumer.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Last month, the global energy turmoil helped China snap a streak of factory deflation that lasted more than three years, but consumer inflation remained subdued.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
While Japan was long haunted by deflation, it has more recently faced a surge in living costs.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
I follow the same tortured trajectory over and over—from my rush of disbelieving joy to my crashing deflation.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing deflation
Economics
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Economics I
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American History - Middle School
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