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plateau

[pla-toh, plat-oh] / plæˈtoʊ, ˈplæt oʊ /
NOUN
level; flat, often high, land
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It’s no secret that vinyl records’ resurgence has hit a new plateau, outselling CDs for the first time since 1987 as of 2022, according to a report from the Recording Industry Assn. of America.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

In some tests, dye poured into sinkholes on the plateau traveled roughly 20 kilometers and appeared at springs in as little as a week.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The misalignment generally has been easing since 2023 as home price growth slows, mortgage rates plateau and incomes keep rising.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Global oil demand could plateau as this trend accelerates around the world.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Down there, for us, had come to mean the south, the world below the plateau of ice, the region of earth, men, roads, cities, all of which had become hard to imagine as really existing.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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