plateau
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This additional region, known as a plateau, was weaker than the primary emission but extended well beyond the previously established energy range.
From Science Daily β Oct. 29, 2026
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 β Oct. 28, 2026
Yet traditionally, this is the time workers often treat their career as a plateau, or wait to be pushed out by market shifts.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 27, 2026
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said this month the talks had reached "a plateau, beyond which giving or taking might be very, very difficult".
From Barron's β Oct. 20, 2026
In her mind, she was planning her escape route: She could follow the cliff-top plateau north for a way, and then there were rock jumbles and trees she could hide in.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Scientists also believe this type of cAMP modulation might eventually help people overcome the weight loss plateaus commonly reported with GLP-1 drugs.
From Science Daily β May 25, 2026
Not with another four years on his contract, a current buyout price of $22.5 million and now a not-terrible finish to this strange season of all peaks and valleys and no plateaus.
From Los Angeles Times β Mar. 8, 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 β Feb. 25, 2026
Tesla’s stock revalues and sits at new plateaus every time it achieves one of its big goals, such as launching the best-selling car, electric or otherwise, in the world, an achievement of Tesla’s Model Y.
From Barron's β Jan. 23, 2026
She had been collecting these plants her entire life, and some of them were deliciously exotic: saffron from the high plateaus of Persia, rhubarb-currant from the Caucasus Mountains, and ginger from the Far East.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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 β Dec. 16, 2023
Currently, it expects wage growth to plateaux around 3.9% late next year and into 2024.
From Reuters β Nov. 16, 2022
As to the poets who made it into Dear World, there are predictable highs, plateaux and crescendi.
From The Guardian β Apr. 12, 2013
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 β Apr. 8, 2012
Behind them lay the desert maze, to the right and left, mountain ranges, high plateaux, mesas and buttes.
From The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze by Frank Gee Patchin
The optimal range was 5,000 to 7,500 steps daily, after which the effect plateaued.
From Science Daily β Oct. 19, 2026
In some sports, including Premier League football, the money which leagues and clubs are earning from TV rights is by far their biggest source of income, but has plateaued to an extent in recent years.
From BBC β Oct. 8, 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 β 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 β Jun. 10, 2026
My stock plummeted, and by high school, it plateaued.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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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 β 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 β Apr. 3, 2026
“We are hoping to see some plateauing in the next few weeks, but there’s some delay in data due to recent holidays, so it will become clearer in the next week or so.”
From Los Angeles Times β Jan. 15, 2026
We see North America demand plateauing, but global demand for refined products continuing to rise 1-2% a year.
From Barron's β Jan. 10, 2026
Ember is confident that emissions from using fossil fuels to generate electricity are now plateauing and could begin a permanent decline in a few years.
From BBC β Nov. 12, 2025
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