ebb
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The German men's national team is currently at its lowest ebb in decades, having failed to reach the last 16 at the past three World Cups.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Despite the bumper quarter, bank executives acknowledged every flow has its ebb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
Wind could gust and waves could crash and currents could ebb and flow, but that station wouldn’t budge as long as its engines were active.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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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
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
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
As I explain our situation, his initial agitation mysteriously ebbs.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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His standing ebbed further when a long-simmering row behind the scenes over defence spending prompted Labour stalwart John Healey to resign as defence secretary earlier this month.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Binance pledged to overhaul its financial-crime controls as part of the plea deal, and the flow of Iranian funds ebbed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 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
Within the hotel chemical odors ebbed and flowed like an atmospheric tide.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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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
Since 2019, that flow has been ebbing in the Miami area, where surging housing and other costs have led to a net loss of residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
She expects the US interest in Greenland to continue "like a wave", ebbing and flowing.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 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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