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depress

[dih-pres] / dɪˈprɛs /




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Higher gas prices, however, are likely to depress sales at other retailers in the coming months.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

In turn, he anticipates that higher-for-longer interest rates would depress the price of gold.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

She worries that if a company ends up hiring a worker on a lower wage, the practice will depress wages for everyone.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

Margins for these refiners may benefit if Venezuela’s heavy crude is priced cheaply, said Mizuho analyst Nitin Kumar in a Sunday note, but the extra supply may depress oil prices in the long term.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

The office was already beginning to depress him.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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