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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He woke up aching all over - somehow his airbed had deflated in the night and there was nothing to cushion him from the cold ground.
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Learning new skills can boost egos that were deflated by losing a job.
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The balloon gradually lost altitude as we deflated it and came in to land.
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The report will deflate arguments by city officials that they cannot reduce pollution.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At the time I was deflated, but I have since realized that Don was giving me a star to steer by.
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But from our many interviews with sportspeople we have learned that the mystical aspects of sport can also be deflated and suppressed.
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But if it doesn't happen there is no way Lewis will be deflated.
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Equally, it is no coincidence that we hear a good deal less of it now that the bubble is deflating.
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He was like a slightly deflated version of John Hall, only much more cheerful.
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Kennedy, seeking to deflate the pressure, resorted to a tricky tactic.
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The Republican takeover of Congress deflated that notion, though, and he no longer stresses it.