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Recent Examples of devaluation
Inflation is a policy choice of currency devaluation by governments that saps the wealth of earners, along with the investment behind the creation of all wealth.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Experts on Chinese production have told The Hill that a 10 to 20-percent tariff could largely be absorbed by the country through a combination of currency devaluation, private sector subsidies and margin adjustments.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
In such a scenario, there simply isn't enough gold in the world to meet the demand that would arise from a significant devaluation of the dollar.
—Bob Haber, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Investors often view gold as a hedge against inflation and currency devaluation.
—Jessica Ledingham, J.d., Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Experts on Chinese production have told The Hill that a 10 to 20-percent tariff could largely be absorbed by the country through a combination of currency devaluation, private sector subsidies and margin adjustments.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
In such a scenario, there simply isn't enough gold in the world to meet the demand that would arise from a significant devaluation of the dollar.
—Bob Haber, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Investors often view gold as a hedge against inflation and currency devaluation.
—Jessica Ledingham, J.d., Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devaluation
Noun
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This is, in part, about the degradation, devaluation, and replacement of writers.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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Soil degradation, water scarcity, and climate volatility have become immediate operational threats.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Submersible visits over the years have shown an increase in its deterioration, with rust and microorganisms eating away at the ship's metal. Dives over more than a decade have shown the ship is falling apart.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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That could mean that rate cuts are pushed off until much later this year or even delayed until next year if that deterioration takes time to materialize.—
Colby Smith,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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This is a result of a profit-first capitalist system in crisis in the epoch of imperialism’s decline.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Gold’s warning What’s more, the spike in gold prices this year has continued to signal a risk-off mentality among investors, as gold tends to rally during periods of decline in stocks.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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One hundred and thirteen years later, much of the great vessel — and what’s left of its splendors — remains in the same spot it was found four decades ago in 1985, though decay and human interference have changed its form over time.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Water fluoridation has been proven to be so effective at preventing tooth decay that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) named it one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, a time during which Americans' life expectancies rose by 30 years.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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However, researchers have found that a slow neurological degeneration occurs in the disease, partially independent of inflammation.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Ziegfeld Ballroom sparkled as the stars aligned—both in the sky and in the room—to raise critical funds for families affected by frontotemporal degeneration (FTD).—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 Apr. 2025
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This is certainly a downgrade on the actual numbers, although, in practice, there’s not a tremendous amount of difference between the 8a and 9a.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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But staff estimate that Oakland’s recent credit downgrade will increase this bond’s costs by an extra $2 million a year for 30 years.—
Libby Schaaf,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday evening, Emery returns to Paris, in the competition which ultimately caused his downfall at the Parc des Princes.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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But Mike's past seems to catch up to him as a kingpin cartel widow, Isabel (Kate del Castillo), and her son Armando (Jacob Scipio) begin targeting people tied to her husband's downfall, including Mike.—
Rendy Jones,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The changing declination also defines the daily arc that the sun takes across the sky, thereby accounting for the length of daylight.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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The sun's changing declination is what determines whether the sun's rays strike us at a low angle or more directly.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Devaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devaluation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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