deceleration

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Monthly personal consumption expenditure growth during the following month was just 0.08% in July 2022, a notable deceleration from the 1.03% monthly gain in June 2022, according to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The company’s guidance points to a deceleration in growth amid competition with ByteDance’s Soda Music, Su says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

While Dollar General’s forecast for comparable sales growth beat expectations, it marked a deceleration from 3% growth in fiscal 2025, putting the company on track to end three years of acceleration.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The deceleration was driven largely by a 9.2% plunge in energy prices after the government rolled out subsidies to help households cope with rising living costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

I did some basic acceleration and deceleration, turned in increasingly tight circles, and even did a power-stop.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir