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Recent Examples of devaluation
Videos circulating Thursday showed demonstrators tearing the Iranian flag in northern Iran as protests fueled by soaring inflation, currency devaluation and deep discontent with the country’s theocratic leadership continued to spread.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Venezuela’s currency, the Bolívar, has suffered a sharp devaluation.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
All the while, an agricultural boom set off by Richard Nixon’s 1972 devaluation of the dollar collided with stratospheric interest rates of Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker’s tight money hitting unprecedented deficits in Ronald Reagan’s borrow and spend years.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
Gold has been a prized asset for over 5,000 years and today is seen as a hedge against inflation, currency devaluation, and geopolitical shocks.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Venezuela’s currency, the Bolívar, has suffered a sharp devaluation.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
All the while, an agricultural boom set off by Richard Nixon’s 1972 devaluation of the dollar collided with stratospheric interest rates of Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker’s tight money hitting unprecedented deficits in Ronald Reagan’s borrow and spend years.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
Gold has been a prized asset for over 5,000 years and today is seen as a hedge against inflation, currency devaluation, and geopolitical shocks.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devaluation
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But Puerto Rico’s rapid growth has also raised concerns about sustainability, environmental degradation and cultural erosion.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Water-soluble chlorophyll, which gives broccoli its signature color, is vulnerable to degradation during prolonged cooking or boiling.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
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The report identifies three massive, offsetting policy developments as the primary drivers of this fiscal deterioration.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The complaint includes several photographs of deterioration and hazards.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Most officials are expecting slowing hiring coupled with a low level of layoffs that, rather than suggesting a material weakening, point more to stabilization.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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But a weakening of the job market, on the other hand, could push it to resume cuts more quickly.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Axios ran these numbers, and calculated the decline in wages as a share of gross domestic income adding up to $12,000; as in, that’s how much less per year the average American is bringing home as a result of this dynamic.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Pacific Islander students and American Indian students were the only two student groups out of 11 total who saw a decline in this metric in the same period.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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The chimney partially collapsed, with brick falling on the inside.—
Chris Higgins
Updated January 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2026
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And this really culminated in a dramatic falling out between Musk and the president.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 Dec. 2025
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The system converts heat from radioactive decay into electricity.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Leaking water can cause structural decay, mold growth, destroyed flooring, and more.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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Researchers at Cedars-Sinai found traces of Chlamydia pneumoniae – a bacterium that's best known for causing respiratory infections – in the eye's retinal tissue, and higher levels of this pathogen correlated with advanced degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease patients.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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By targeting the underlying neuronal degeneration, ER-100 is positioned as a potential disease-modifying treatment rather than a symptomatic fix.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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The downgrade is based on state unemployment records that reflect actual payrolls rather than the government’s monthly survey.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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As a reason for the downgrade, Horvers pointed to Mattel’s disappointing guidance, combined with limited visibility to material trend improvement in key brands such as Barbie and Fisher Price.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Devaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devaluation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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