ebb
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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
But portfolio manager Clark expects SpaceX's "bubbliscious" valuation to ebb once additional shares hit the market.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
From the guard towers the lights scanned steadily, making shadows ebb and flow among the barracks like dark, square waves.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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“I just think there’s also just ebbs and flows of the season, and what to attribute things to and what not to is just too hard to say,” Gomes said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
“This means higher economic volatility and a more reactive monetary policy environment as inflation ebbs and flows,” they added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Whereas Coltrane brought grace and a gentle texture, Rollins arguably delivered a firmer sense of music's ebbs and flows, crafting jazz in the manner of a classical composer.
From Barron's ● May 26, 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
The drumming ebbs and flows, comes to a crescendo before stopping completely; then I am stagnant water again.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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And even though levels of leverage in certain corners of the market have ebbed from their peak levels seen shortly before July’s artificial-intelligence swoon, risks remain.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
Unemployment levels have ebbed and flowed in recent months, but remain near historic lows despite slow hiring as companies continue to forgo major layoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Sunrisers had a glimmer when Seifert skied Abrar Ahmed on 57 but Crawley dropped a tough chance and the belief ebbed out of the visitors.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Since then, the relationship has ebbed and flowed.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
And I wanted answers to the questions that rose and ebbed and rose again, a tide of curiosity that was as much a part of my life as the sea.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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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
The weak market environment and high levels of geopolitical uncertainty that dogged performance last year meanwhile show no signs of ebbing, Lanxess said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Any ebbing of drone strikes could be deceptive, with Iran amassing them for another swarming assault.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Harry threw himself into a chair beside Ron, his high spirits ebbing away.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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