Example Sentences

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“Humility doesn’t consist in devaluating oneself but rather in that healthy realism that makes us recognize our potential and also our misery,” Francis said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2022

"We are not through the period of volatility that began in earnest last August when China started the process of devaluating its currency."

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2016

The government resisted devaluating the yuan during the Asian financial crisis in 1998, in large part due to their desire to be seen as Asia’s regional leader.

From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2015

"All Asian countries need to stop devaluating their currencies, it is a set of responsibilities, it is not just China," Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Friday.

From Reuters • Feb. 20, 2011

The recent decrees devaluating the ruble and reducing prices were signed by Stalin and Malenkov.

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