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Example sentences for: deflation

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It was believed that this goal was worth achieving even if it required a substantial fall in wages and prices--that is, general deflation.
Such expressions might subtly shift market psychology and begin the gradual deflation.
Critics revel in his elegant deflation of bunk theories, finding in his work "qualities in increasingly short supply in academic circles: old-fashioned moral rigor and plain old common sense" (Michiko Kakutani, the New York Times ). Some regret that Rosenbaum does not proffer his own theory clarifying the mysterious origins of Hitler's evil.
To ratify the depreciation of the pound that had taken place since 1914 in order to avoid that deflation was clearly irresponsible.
In modern times, of course, it would, on the contrary, seem irresponsible to advocate deflation in the name of a historical monetary benchmark (though Hong Kong is currently following a de facto policy of deflation in order to defend the fixed exchange rate between its currency and the U.S. dollar).