Example Sentences

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The potential negative impact of GLP-1 drugs on knee and hip replacements, on top of tariffs, has depressed the medical-devices sector this year.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

A glut of corn and soybeans after several years of bumper crops has depressed prices, while costs for key items such as fertilizer and crop seeds have risen, squeezing farmers’ bottom lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

The stock has dropped 43% this year, as the company has resorted to promotional activity to drive sales given a rough housing market that has depressed appliance sales.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 14, 2025

Snaring is particularly severe in Southeast Asia, where it has depressed wildlife populations in many protected and unprotected areas, and remains a significant and ongoing threat.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

It has debased their natural sentiments, as well as it has depressed and perverted their natural talents and virtues.

From Martyria or Andersonville Prison by Hamlin, Augustus C.