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LONDON—A few months ago, Nathan Cofnas was at a low ebb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The fish come up on the sand for about two hours at night, as the high tide starts to ebb, usually between 10pm and 2am.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

A World Cup quarter-final though does return Kane to arguably the lowest ebb of his international career, when he missed a late penalty in a defeat by France at the Qatar finals.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

I loved ebb tide, when the pluff mud bubbled, and flood tide, when the waters lapped gently against the shore.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

“This means higher economic volatility and a more reactive monetary policy environment as inflation ebbs and flows,” they added.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

“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

Of course, the popularity or otherwise of all parties ebbs and flows over time, and as recently as the 2017 general election Labour and the Conservatives managed 82.4% of the vote between them.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

When bullish momentum ebbs, stocks can plunge quickly.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

But as I look at him, my anger ebbs away, like the changing of the tide.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Revenue ebbed 1.7% to $560.9 million, coming in ahead of Wall Street models for $557.1 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

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

As the adrenaline from the encounter ebbed, a thirst dry as salt came over me.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

While he hung on for several more weeks, the PM's authority was ebbing away.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

That is increasingly important with AI ascendant and the engineering-forward tech-startup culture ebbing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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

She expects the US interest in Greenland to continue "like a wave", ebbing and flowing.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

Tally trudged ahead, exhaustion taking over now that they were safely out of the city, her confidence ebbing with every step.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld