ebb
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“More gut-check moments will come as yields and headlines ebb and flow through year end,” Ives wrote in a note.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Perhaps this existence is more about riding the ebb and flow than it is mapping the course.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Oil is following the now-familiar pattern of ebb and flow, settling higher overnight after Houthi attacks on Saudi targets raised concerns of escalation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Evidence of a connection has remained elusive however, as El Niño is notoriously variable, making it difficult to distinguish long-term changes from its natural ebb and flow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Suddenly we are touching the sacred part—running to the shoreline, feeling the first cold burst of water on our ankles, reaching into the tide to catch at shells before they ebb away from our fingers.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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Additionally, the business model for Wingstop is one of extreme ebbs and flows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
“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
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
Just as he says this, Bad Leg’s voice reaches my bones—it’s as smooth as a river, and it ebbs and flows and ripples at just the right moments.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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The increases were partially offset by hair care sales, which ebbed 0.8% to $128 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Feelings of alienation have long ebbed and flowed in Alberta, a traditionally conservative province, home to the world’s fourth-largest proven oil reserves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
In his two-decade career, Deol’s fortunes have ebbed and flowed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
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
The grip on his limbs tightened again, but the pain had ebbed away and the trembling had stopped, leaving him merely weak and cold.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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Potential investors now believe that valuation needs to come in closer to $1 trillion, given recent market volatility and ebbing appetite for risk, The Wall Street Journal reported last week.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
"Ten years ago, I thought student interest was ebbing and I would need to find something else to teach about," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Meanwhile, any ebbing of energy and related costs if the Iran war ends would provide an additional boost to margins.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
That is increasingly important with AI ascendant and the engineering-forward tech-startup culture ebbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
He had been so wound up in trying to get home, he had not noticed the ebbing of the crisis until now.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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