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plateau

[pla-toh, plat-oh] / plæˈtoʊ, ˈplæt oʊ /
NOUN
level; flat, often high, land
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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 ● Oct. 28, 2026

The field has more than 3 trillion cubic feet of gas initially in place, and production is expected to reach a plateau of 500 million standard cubic feet a day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said last week that talks had hit a "plateau", with little room for further concessions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

But Chatfield eventually hit a spiritual plateau that organized religion couldn’t fill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Besides, the world was full of miserable places just like the central plateau, all of them hopeless.

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

Multiple employees were perfecting the already-perfect plateaus of bell peppers and apples in the produce section.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 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 ● Mar. 28, 2026

“Free cash flow per share grows even as revenue plateaus or declines slightly. The companies that execute this transition well are going to emerge as leaner, more profitable versions of themselves,” he says.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026

The experiment revealed Shapiro steps, which are distinct voltage plateaus that appear at multiples of a driving frequency, just as they do in superconducting devices.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025

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 ● Dec. 16, 2023

Currently, it expects wage growth to plateaux around 3.9% late next year and into 2024.

From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2022

From arboreal foothills, we climbed up to bare, boulder-strewn plateaux, before plunging back down to shaded valleys below.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2020

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 ● Apr. 8, 2012

The great mountain chains and elevated plateaux are of ancient origin, however, and in them granite and other crystalline rocks are largely represented.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

The optimal range was 5,000 to 7,500 steps daily, after which the effect plateaued.

From Science Daily ● 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 ● 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 ● Jun. 10, 2026

And that has happened even as Tesla's car production numbers have plateaued.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

My stock plummeted, and by high school, it plateaued.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

The figures - up to 2024-25 - peaked during Covid, before dropping slightly and plateauing.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Experts say that doctors should be able to offer treatment when other symptoms are present, such as plateauing pregnancy hormone levels, bleeding and abdominal pain.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 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 ● Apr. 3, 2026

The previously maligned ADP gauge has confirmed the plateauing of payrolls outside the government sector.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025

Tesla shares have fallen more than 16% this year following a series of setbacks for the company, including brand damage and plateauing interest in electric vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025


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