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Noun
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That figure, according to the bureau, includes monetary compensation, principal reductions, canceled debts and other consumer relief.—
Susan Tompor,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025 -
Of the 2,400 homes currently listed for sale on Zillow, 426 have seen a price reduction.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Moderna said the decrease was mainly due to the earlier launch of the newest iteration of its Covid shot last year, which shifted sales into the third quarter.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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The former saw sales fall 4.6 percent, while the latter saw a decrease of 3 percent.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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The world’s second-largest economy beat forecasts with 5.4% growth in the final quarter of 2024, but significant concerns remain over deflation and the potential effects of President Donald Trump’s new 10% tariffs on Chinese imports.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Many economists believed that Mr. Trump’s promises to lower consumer prices were unrealistic and that deflation, when prices broadly fall, would not be a sign of a healthy economy.—
Alan Rappeport,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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The agreement granted a property tax abatement for the development of a 51-room hotel with amenities.—
Janean Sorrell,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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The mismanagement of state water and fire abatement projects made matters worse, according to Bowles.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Still, there’s a high risk of shrinkage and damage to cotton and delicate fabrics.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Jan. 2025
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The shrinkage immediately became a proof point and cudgel taken up by the state’s chest-puffing detractors.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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The next morning, everyone makes big talk about history and legend-making; the feeling of diminution lingers.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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The loss, recorded on Monday, stands as the largest single-day diminution for a U.S. company, following challenges linked to the DeepSeek incident.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
28 Jan. 2025
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After making a lower low into January, the strength of the downtrend has lessened, with improvements in price momentum confirming a likely bottoming phase.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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In its ratio versus the S & P 500 Index, DVA reversed a secular downtrend last year with a breakout above the monthly cloud model.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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The change in approach comes after a precipitous falloff in the U.K.’s overseas-aid spending in recent years and is nothing like the ambitious poverty-reduction agenda of the previous Labour government.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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San Diego’s overall falloff from 2023 to 2024 impacted all players, Shaw included.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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