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“For instance, core inflation had decelerated to 2.6% in April 2025, before gradually gaining steam again.”

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

For the first time in months, recent measurements from across the landslide area — from July 1 to Aug. 1 — showed the overall rate of land movement had decelerated, by about 1%.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024

Supply-chain bottlenecks had eased, customers were back in stores and inflation had decelerated.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024

The MPC said inflation had decelerated in part because disruptions to the domestic supply chain, commodity prices and the exchange rate had eased.

From Reuters • May 18, 2023

The officials noted that the housing market, consumer spending, business investment and factory production had decelerated after having expanded robustly in 2021.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2022