as in degradation
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Recent Examples of devaluation
The risk of dollar devaluation degrading the value of one’s investment encourages investors to seek assets that will at least maintain their value or possibly grow over time.
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 12 May 2025
Such decisions reinforce the systemic devaluation of Palestinian lives in our media.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Though minor league relative to Bush on the devaluation (inflation) front, since the beginning of his second term gold is already up 23 percent against the dollar.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
So the Reagan administration used diplomacy — and the implicit threat of overwhelming military and political power — to persuade its allies to participate in the devaluation of the dollar.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 12 May 2025
Such decisions reinforce the systemic devaluation of Palestinian lives in our media.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Though minor league relative to Bush on the devaluation (inflation) front, since the beginning of his second term gold is already up 23 percent against the dollar.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
So the Reagan administration used diplomacy — and the implicit threat of overwhelming military and political power — to persuade its allies to participate in the devaluation of the dollar.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devaluation
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In regions affected by conflict, natural disasters or climate degradation, these irreplaceable sites and items are in jeopardy.—
Sattie Persaud,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Both research teams documented severe performance degradation on problems requiring extended systematic reasoning.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2025
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They are then transported to the Berkhamsted conservation center, where their condition is examined for deterioration.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Nationwide, the ramifications of deportation for these key citizens will affect all of us, which can lead to deterioration of our healthcare system, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, home health aides, etc.—
Rachel Blumberg,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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Some of the nation’s leading tourist destinations, including Orlando, Miami and Los Angeles, are bracing for how the decline will impact businesses that rely on spending from international travelers.—
Jason Carroll,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Russell Reynolds' Global CEO Turnover Index reports that the average CEO tenure dropped from 8.1 years in Q1 2024 to 6.8 years in Q1 2025, marking the sharpest decline in recent years.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Meanwhile, about 40% of US children had access to optimal fluoride levels that effectively prevent tooth decay – between 0.6 and 1.5 milligrams per liter – while about 46% had access to even lower levels.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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Fluoride is under increasingly intense fire despite its dramatic ability to prevent tooth decay.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
30 May 2025
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Adkins, of Georgia, cared for her mother for a decade after her mom was diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration dementia.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Histological examination showed no signs of retinal degeneration, even in individuals likely several hundreds of years old.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Johnson’s finance team confirmed the downgrades would add to the city’s cost to borrow, but did not say by how much.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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The fallout from Trump's tariff policy, elevated economic policy uncertainty, a slowdown of net immigration and a smaller federal workforce were cited as reasons for the latest downgrade.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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Now, Paris is speaking out about how the movie contributed to their downfall.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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The birth of house music in the 1980s was also, in part, a response to the heyday, and unceremonious downfall, of disco, another genre that had distinctly Black origins before garnering more mainstream attention via white artists and culture.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2025
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Where corporate criminal investigations resolve without filing any criminal charges (through a declination or deferred prosecution agreement), companies should expect victims to still voice their views loudly to the Justice Department and beyond.—
Lisa Zornberg,
Forbes.com,
21 May 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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“Devaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devaluation. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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