inflection
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On the whole, this looks to be a positive inflection point in our political leadership, empowering a new generation of leaders advocating needed changes in the government’s relationship with its constituents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
This five-year mark is widely seen as an inflection point.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The current valuation for the U.K. wealth-management company fails to reflect a coming inflection point in its performance, with an expected EPS compound annual growth rate of 23% from 2026 through 2030, Holstein writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
In many ways, it feels like an inflection point in which more community leaders and elected officials are listening to their concerned constituents and hitting the pause button on development for now.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
By the tone of inflection, Nathan guessed that Pond was asking him a question.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Aside from speaking in a period-appropriate tone with the right inflections, Cage infused his performance with a certain cheekiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
But her voice—slightly nasal, with conversational phrasing and clipped inflections informed by hip-hop—is instantly identifiable, and conveys intelligence and intimacy while sounding perfectly natural in glittery electronic productions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Analyst Adrienne Yih said the upgrade reflected “recent operational progress, financial inflections, and management’s disciplined actions.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
On Karma, that includes everything from the Brazilian funk rhythms of Ceremony, to pop-punk inflections of In My Head, which riffs on the sounds of Good Charlotte and Avril Lavigne.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
Her voice had taken on some of the hard edge of Pima and Nailer’s own inflections.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
Vocabulary lists containing inflection
A Raisin in the Sun
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Grade 11, List 1
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