inflation
Example Sentences
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“After five years of above-target inflation, I am particularly attuned to the risk that elevated inflation will become embedded in price- and wage-setting behavior,” according to a published text of her remarks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
"The cost of living is going up in all areas, so it is no surprise there's tip inflation too."
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Despite strong earnings, concerns include speculative risk-taking, potential Fed rate hikes, rising inflation, and long-term AI profit uncertainty.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
By stripping away that maturity safety net, the ETF wrapper can leave investors with continuous exposure to interest-rate volatility and turn what’s designed to be an inflation shield into a more speculative market trade.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
The eventual result was the inflation theory, which holds that a fraction of a moment after the dawn of creation, the universe underwent a sudden dramatic expansion.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing inflation
Human Geography - High School
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