plateau
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This additional region, known as a plateau, was weaker than the primary emission but extended well beyond the previously established energy range.
From Science Daily β Oct. 29, 2026
We assumed, naively, that my husband’s salary would continue to increase, not that raises would be paused due to university budget concerns, and that once he got tenure, his earnings would essentially plateau.
From Slate β Oct. 28, 2026
Scott and Stauring founded the humanitarian group iACT largely to respond to the crisis in Darfur, a semi-desert plateau in western Sudan that has known nothing but war this century.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 22, 2026
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said this month the talks had reached "a plateau, beyond which giving or taking might be very, very difficult".
From Barron's β Oct. 20, 2026
The plateau has never been carefully excavated, but observations by geographers Woods and Joseph McCann of the New School in New York City indicate that it is thick with ceramics.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Oceanic plateaus are enormous elevated regions of seafloor formed by the eruption of vast quantities of lava.
From Science Daily β Jul. 18, 2026
Multiple employees were perfecting the already-perfect plateaus of bell peppers and apples in the produce section.
From Los Angeles Times β May 25, 2026
There are strange choices, plateaus and unnecessary dramas, but now there is a mettle.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 13, 2026
At CERAWeek, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance said providing new oil supply as shale plateaus is one of the industry’s big challenges.
From Barron's β Mar. 28, 2026
She nods and stares across the far side of the lake, to the distant icy mountains where the water pours over the plateaus.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Connecting the realms, Martine sells crepes in the summer to members of the communes, who venture down from their fields and plateaux for this staple of French cuisine.
From BBC β Dec. 16, 2023
Currently, it expects wage growth to plateaux around 3.9% late next year and into 2024.
From Reuters β Nov. 16, 2022
As to the poets who made it into Dear World, there are predictable highs, plateaux and crescendi.
From The Guardian β Apr. 12, 2013
But with the new edition opening to just $21.5 million — less than either of the previous sequels, in real or inflated dollars — it will have trouble reaching those plateaux.
From Time β Apr. 8, 2012
Meanwhile the conquest of the great interior plateaux to the south was rapidly proceeding.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson
The optimal range was 5,000 to 7,500 steps daily, after which the effect plateaued.
From Science Daily β Oct. 19, 2026
It made sense for his family at the time because his wife’s business was growing, while he felt his career in content marketing had plateaued.
From MarketWatch β Jun. 23, 2026
The stock rallied from late 2023 to early 2025, but has plateaued since because investors are worried about how long the momentum could last.
From Barron's β Jun. 10, 2026
And that has happened even as Tesla's car production numbers have plateaued.
From BBC β Jun. 8, 2026
My stock plummeted, and by high school, it plateaued.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
The argument wasn’t anything new, and it certainly wasn’t influenced by plateauing sales or consumer complaints.
From Salon β Jun. 14, 2026
At the same time, American production growth—a key shock absorber for high prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—appears to be plateauing.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 3, 2026
With pandemic-era stimulus initiatives long forgotten, home prices plateauing, and investor portfolios pointing down, consumer sentiment has little reason to improve.
From Barron's β Apr. 2, 2026
"There is also mounting evidence that the country's emissions are plateauing, with this year's levels expected to be lower than in 2024," said Li Shuo.
From BBC β Sep. 24, 2025
At the same time, demand for electric vehicles is plateauing as the market gets saturated, Brauer said.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 5, 2025
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