inflect
Example Sentences
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"Markets understand this dynamic, and they also tend to inflect before the political endgame is formally in place."
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
The analysts said that at Sweetgreen, they expect that “store traffic will take time to inflect positively as macro pressures are likely to persist and consumer spending remains depressed, particularly among younger consumers.”
From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026
“Not only at IBM, but the market overall, rebounded to inflect to growth,” Kavanaugh said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
If the two producers’ generally dissimilar sounds — Dessner leans pastoral, and Antonoff, synthetic — both inflect the record, it could be anything from folk to indie pop.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024
"I don't like London, do you?" she asked, allowing a touch of wistfulness to inflect her voice.
From The Fortunate Youth by Locke, William John
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.