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Wholesale prices had been basically unchanged in the prior two months after a brief lull in the U.S.-Iran conflict resulted in cheaper oil.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

The lull in violence that began in June had allowed hundreds of thousands of displaced people to return home.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Unlike a simple checklist, it felt like the app was doing everything in its power to lull you into spending more time there.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

Bali has seen tourist numbers recover past its pandemic lull.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The wind in the grass, the big slate sky over the dunes, the house infested with mice and falling down, lull of candles and dirt and music.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

The Chapter One gatherings quickly taught me how the long lulls broken up by spurts of passion that I once found a drag were actually as stirring as a religious experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Naturally, this created relative lulls in the set for those newer to the singer and a welcome chance to catch a breath.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

In marking these tragic anniversaries, let’s applaud the liberty and prosperity that lulls us, while vowing to resist the totalitarian threats menacing us, be they overseas or next door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

It tends to go through deep lulls once customers get their drives in place and supply catches up to demand.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

At lulls in the game he would stretch his legs out, twine his hands across his lap, and stare at the radio as it spoke to him.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

“The wake-up call was necessary. It’s been very easy for Western powers in recent decades to be lulled into a sense of false security,” Hood said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

After an initial splurge on travel and entertainment, retirees are often lulled into a sense of complacency because their spending tends to decrease during the first decade after leaving the workforce.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

I fall asleep in Salmon’s bunk bed, lulled by Dragon Masters 5: Song of the Poison Dragon.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

By the time we crossed into Arizona that first night, I was back in my roomette nodding off, lulled like a baby atop a washing machine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025

After a bit, lulled by the bobbing of the raft and by the soft, pleasant sounds of the sea against the oil barrel floats, I went to sleep again.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

When the curtain rose on opening night, audiences heard it as the opera’s opening number: Clara, seated on a dock in Charleston, gently lulling her baby to sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

So it was surprising that Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, started hosting a YouTube show, the purpose of which appears to be lulling viewers to sleep.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2025

It’s a mood exacerbated by every lulling re-emergence of composer Ishibashi’s searching score — which always gets interrupted, as if a plug had been pulled.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024

Combined, they mean lulling the opponent into complacency, Mr. Pillsbury said.

From Washington Times ● May 4, 2023

“He seemed so strong, so remarkably powerful,” the Count went on, his voice warm and lulling.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman