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Economic uncertainty and a big re-sorting of workers after the pandemic a few years ago could be to blame for the lull, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

The comedian's bombshell the previous night did provide the programme with a twist to spark it to life after what some viewers saw as a mid-series lull.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 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

As I sit munching the sweet fibers, I fall into a hazy lull and almost forget I’m supposed to be teaching.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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

But the IPO market had its fair share of fits and starts in 2025, with Liberation Day-related volatility and a fall government shutdown temporarily leading to lulls in new issuance activity.

From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026

He heads to Kohl’s and FedEx along the route to make some returns during lulls in scheduled pickups, clearing space as he heads to get more orders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

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

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025

On the third afternoon of the siege of Saint-Malo, the shelling lulls, as though all the artillerymen abruptly fell asleep at their guns.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Teammates admit to sometimes getting lulled into ball-watching when Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are at the controls of the Lakers’ offense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

"People potentially get lulled into a sense of security when the intensity of sunlight is weak and they spend too long outdoors without adequate protection. We have shown that is a problem for skin damage."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 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

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

After we had our asopao with plantain dumplings, we curled against one another on the mattresses and slept, lulled by the crackling radio inside and the steady gusts of the hurricane outside.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

The first hour of the drive was easy enough, lulling us into a false sense of security.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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

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

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

From Washington Times ● May 4, 2023

Over time, through such innocuous routines, Seacrest accomplished the first part of his mission: lulling KGB surveillance teams into dropping their guard.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau