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ebb

[eb] / ɛb /




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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

With England at a low ebb, Ahmed would bring some mystery, exuberance and excitement.

From BBC May 11, 2026

With eyebrows furrowed, she leaned into the decks, spinning an operatic techno mashup from the turntables and orchestrating the ebb and flow of fans’ bodies.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

Experts believe that cholera will continue to spike and ebb in Haiti until safe public water systems are available throughout the country.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

“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

He strokes my face as the pain ebbs.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Once that goal was achieved, political enthusiasm and public interest ebbed, as did funding for further exploration.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Comparable sales, which account for store openings and closing, ebbed 1.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 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

Waves crested and ebbed gently and all else was still.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

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

The worry about Jay was slowly flowing away, like the tide ebbing back out to sea.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce




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