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The seeming lull in job postings and hiring likely stems in part from the five-month-old conflict with Iran and the spike in oil prices.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Once he established his high-end consulting firm, Reilly retained his political staffers at no small expense, even during the lull between campaigns, rather than hiring and firing them as seasonal workers, which was the norm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

"Instead of a summer lull, the meeting promises one last clash between the hawks and doves before anyone reaches for the sunscreen," said Brzeski.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Even before Friday’s drop, the momentum of the AI boom had hit a lull on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

There’s a soothing rhythm to pushing the wheelchair, and now, in the lull it offers me, the monster’s face reenters my mind.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

Even so, the best work here makes up for the lulls elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The good news is that there will be lulls between the successive weather systems, with sparkling sunshine and crisper conditions.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 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

As families gather for the holidays, lulls in the festivities provide a calm, unhurried opportunity to have heartfelt talks.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025

They ask the perfect questions to keep the conversation flowing, warding off any lulls.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

They are lulled into a smug confidence that his threats will always be toothless bluster.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026

His point: We are being lulled into accepting “true enough” as a proxy for actual truth—while losing the habit of verifying information for ourselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

Now, as the potions took effect, Cluny felt himself drifting off to sleep, lulled by the ceaseless chantings and murmurings of Old Sela.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

And yet, at 80 mph, wind noise is reduced to a lulling hush.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

But the voice in their ear lulling them to sleep is not from Mr. Stewart, who died in 1997.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

He missed the lulling lub-dub but found staying awake in class and paying attention to Miss K much easier.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary