inflection
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America “stood at what a later era would call a racial inflection point,” he writes, as “the fate of Reconstruction and of the four million Black Americans also hung precariously in the balance.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
In sketching an outlook that might include either further cuts or a pivot to hikes, Waller joins a growing group of Fed officials who see the central bank’s policy stance at an inflection point.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
In particular, small-cap earnings growth appears to have reached an inflection point in August 2025, according to Shiran.
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
The inflection point for batteries came when pack prices dropped below $100 per kilowatt-hour.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
There are a full five seconds of silence before he answers, and when he does, it’s quietly, without inflection.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing inflection
A Raisin in the Sun
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Grade 11, List 1
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