nominal
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As to Duncan, the nominal star of the show, it doesn’t matter whether he’ll win or lose — there’s not enough to hang on to.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Treasury real yields — reflecting the difference between nominal yields and inflation — are higher than at any time since the 2008 global financial crisis, as you can see from the chart below.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
Meanwhile, the U.S. in recent years has been borrowing at interest rates that exceed the nominal economic growth rate.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
And despite years of robust results from the annual wage negotiations—known as shunto—inflation has outpaced nominal wage growth in Japan, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Radar observations of Chryse were made for the first time—because of the geometry of Earth and Mars—only a few weeks before the nominal landing date.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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