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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

While demand may ebb and flow, it rarely disappears overnight, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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

As the little pool of light began to ebb away, a man crossed in front of her.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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

"It's the ebbs and flows of the road. You can't really see what's on the other side."

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

Since national defense cannot tolerate downtime, readiness spending tends to persist even when procurement ebbs.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026

“These investigations, particularly big ones like this, you’re gonna have those ebbs and flows,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

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

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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

Since then, the relationship has ebbed and flowed.

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

But the pace at which the increases ebbed differed within that market, in part because its retail structures differed among states and cities.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

A week on, the noise and energy have ebbed, giving way to a rare, disquieting calm in a capital usually thronging with 10 million people.

From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026

The conversation ebbed, changed to the mathematics teacher who did not know how to solve simultaneous equations.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

The end of the China boom coincided with ebbing demand for coal in the U.S., where the shale oil boom produced a surge in natural gas supplies and a steep fall in its prices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 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