Example Sentences

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Instead of having to cut it all at once, it is easing back output in stages, hoping to avoid the more costly step of shutting fields and later spending weeks or months bringing them back.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“A softer labor market argues for eventual rate cuts, but policymakers will need clearer evidence that inflation is easing before making that move,” said Gina Bolvin, president of Bolvin Wealth Management Group in Boston.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Inflation is easing, jobs are holding up, and growth is solid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Although US inflation is easing, food companies are still facing higher costs from tariffs on materials like aluminium.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Already his breathing is easing up, and the wide-eyed panic in his face is receding.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland