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ebb

[eb] / ɛb /




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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

“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

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

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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