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Recent Examples of devaluation
Some companies push investors to act immediately, often warning that economic collapse or currency devaluation is imminent and that gold is the only safe option.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The pressure has accelerated the devaluation of Iran's currency, the rial.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
But the positional devaluation of running backs does force you to pause for a moment when seeing Love that high.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Even gold, a $35 trillion asset class by Lee’s calculation, isn’t safe from devaluation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The pressure has accelerated the devaluation of Iran's currency, the rial.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
But the positional devaluation of running backs does force you to pause for a moment when seeing Love that high.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Even gold, a $35 trillion asset class by Lee’s calculation, isn’t safe from devaluation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devaluation
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The development solves the long-standing issues of material degradation and leakage (crossover) by re-engineering the iron complex at the molecular level.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dark glass bottles protect the oil from light degradation, which breaks down the compounds responsible for those benefits.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over the last decade, the parish began to lose these buildings to age, mold and deterioration.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Swiss Eugen Bleuler, a follower of Kraepelin, replaced the term dementia praecox, which implied hopeless deterioration, with the softer term schizophrenia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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It is anticipated that supervisors will attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of voters, by pretending this measure is a new implementation of term limits instead of a weakening of term limits.—
John Franklin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The weakening is mainly attributed to climate change, according to Elipot, speaking in a podcast interview with USA TODAY.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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The in-flight tests yielded a substantial decline in soot and ice with 100 percent SAF.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Correction-level declines occurred in 71% of those years, versus only 44% in other years.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Garnett, who had a falling out with previous owner Glen Taylor after his career was over, reached an agreement last year with the team to serve as an ambassador.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Athletic reported in August that the 47-year-old did not see eye to eye with Forest’s then-head coach Nuno Espirito Santo and there was a falling out that would become the catalyst for the Portuguese coach to leave the club.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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In detectors filled with liquid argon, the decay of this isotope creates signals that can look deceptively similar to the ones scientists are searching for.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some formulas can remove surface stains caused by coffee, smoking or wine, while others address tougher stains caused by decay, age or genetics.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The research team noted that fatty degeneration of the muscle could be clearly seen on MRIs, as streaks of fat replace muscle fibers.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Parkinson's is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the degeneration of nerve cells, which become damaged and die, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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While much of the world’s economy has shown resilience in the face of the worst disruption to energy supplies in modern times, the knock-on effects of the conflict are starting to push up inflation while raising alarm bells about food supplies and prompting downgrades to economic growth.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Moody’s has it on review for downgrade to junk.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Devaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devaluation. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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