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China’s consumer spending growth decelerated to its weakest pace since 2022 in April, while industrial output, investment and the real-estate sector all continued to deteriorate, falling short of economists’ expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The step up between the final months of 2025 and early 2026 was attributed to "upturns in government spending and exports and an acceleration in investment," while consumer spending decelerated.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The educational technology company said Thursday its daily active user growth has decelerated in recent years, due in part its increased scale and recent focus on monetization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

However, he said it was “disappointing” that the Palo Alto Networks’ fiscal second-quarter services revenue decelerated and missed expectations.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

As the spaceship decelerated and pulled out of its orbit, heading down, down, down, it passed through several minutes of communications blackout.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly