ebb
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And so the idea that he experienced that kind of low ebb at that point in his career, I think, is interesting.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
The arrival of new and fast-growing private companies comes at a time when corporate governance in the U.S. is at a low ebb.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
“There is a lot of ebb and flow in the garden,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Wars ebb and flow, and right now Ukraine's facing a harsh tide.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
He still felt like he wasn’t breathing, but the tension started to ebb a little, letting go of his stomach.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
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“Game to game, even minute to minute, half to half, it ebbs and flows,” captain Tim Ream said of momentum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
When bullish momentum ebbs, stocks can plunge quickly.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
The longer the ceasefire, the more likely that any spike in inflation ebbs away in the coming months.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Since national defense cannot tolerate downtime, readiness spending tends to persist even when procurement ebbs.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026
But as I look at him, my anger ebbs away, like the changing of the tide.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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Once that goal was achieved, political enthusiasm and public interest ebbed, as did funding for further exploration.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Since then, the relationship has ebbed and flowed.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
Admittedly, Hollywood’s infatuation with the festival has ebbed and flowed over the years, but 2026 seems like a rare outlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Not surprisingly, overall migration ebbed from record highs in 2020 and 2021 during the Covid lockdowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The fog ebbed away as they climbed a sloping hill.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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While he hung on for several more weeks, the PM's authority was ebbing away.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The most famous story-style intro — it literally begins with, “Here’s a story” — belongs to “The Brady Bunch,” which bridged the 1960s and ’70s, a decade that saw the ebbing of title-sequence stories.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
Any ebbing of drone strikes could be deceptive, with Iran amassing them for another swarming assault.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
She expects the US interest in Greenland to continue "like a wave", ebbing and flowing.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
Dawn was approaching, and the horrors of the night were ebbing away.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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