How to Use inflation in a Sentence

inflation

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  • Key number: Hopes for lower inflation and rates have dimmed.
    — Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2024
  • But Americans, under pressure from inflation, are storing away more than ever — and getting some help from the market.
    — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 23 May 2024
  • With the real estate industry struggling against higher interest rates, vacancies, and inflation, its lenders of choice may be in for some pain, according to the billionaire investor.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 8 May 2024
  • The personal consumption expenditures price index — the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — showed a rise of 2.5% year over year in June.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Over the past few years, the Fed has gone through multiple stages of its inflation fight.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Mergers have slowed in the past year due to high interest rates, the war in Ukraine, and inflation.
    — Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • And paychecks for many workers have grown near the pace of inflation.
    — Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Too much aid might cause inflation — but that, unlike slow growth, is a problem the Fed knows how to solve.
    — Ben Casselman, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • But that pain is very small as compared to if inflation is allowed to reemerge and stay with us for many years.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 9 July 2023
  • Some of the older girls may learn about inflation, rising prices, and the value of money.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The central bank wants to tamp economic growth to slow inflation, which hit a 40-year high last year.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 July 2023
  • They're being crushed by the high cost of living, by inflation and Bidenomics.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The inflation that has plagued Mr. Biden's presidency has fallen to 4% from a peak of 9.1% last June.
    — CBS News, 28 June 2023
  • Joe Biden: The economy is coming back The first question is to Biden about inflation.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
  • After a string of hot inflation reports to start the year, markets—and consumers—got a reprieve this week.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 June 2024
  • If history is a guide, inflation hasn't been whipped yet.
    — Kevin A. Hassett, National Review, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Both figures are higher than the current rate of inflation.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune Well, 18 Jan. 2024
  • In light of its progress in cooling inflation, the Fed expects to cut interest rates sometime this year.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • But at the moment, unemployment is low and inflation is way too high.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
  • Even so, the Fed remains far from achieving its target inflation rate of 2%, Powell added.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Since 2020 the cost of dining out has skyrocketed across the US, and even as other forms of inflation have eased, menu prices keep climbing.
    — Meghan McCarron, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The Marshall Plan, when adjusted for inflation, came to about $150 billion over three years.
    — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The hikes come as The Fed fights to curtail rising inflation, a consequence of the pandemic-era shutdown.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Perhaps voters upset over inflation or Biden’s age will drift back to Trump over time.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
  • This has become even more of a headache for shoppers as inflation has risen and savings have shrunk in the years following the Covid-19 pandemic.
    — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Headline inflation may have slowed a bit in Indonesia in May.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 June 2024
  • That's bad news for those workers, but a cooler job market could take pressure off inflation.
    — Stan Choe The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Lenders are pulling back, leery of borrowers who have struggled with high inflation and a surge in interest rates the last couple of years, and have piled on debt to make ends meet.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • Job creation and lowering inflation and restoring respect in the office of President of the United States both here and around the world are due to his steady hand.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
  • More:Area residents' views on inflation's impact: A mixed bag.
    — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024

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