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plateau

[pla-toh, plat-oh] / plæˈtoʊ, ˈplæt oʊ /
NOUN
level; flat, often high, land
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The pair saw the quality of smartphone cameras reaching a plateau and wanted to find a novel way to improve them, using both hardware and software.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

The views provide a close look at the Chajnantor plateau within the Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

The northwestern part of Motte Rimrock Reserve, a biological field station on a rocky plateau managed by UC Riverside, also falls in an evacuation warning zone.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

The rocky terrain of the Bundelkhand plateau means it can store little groundwater.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

She had come to a plateau, and the sight before her froze her as still as a winter night.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

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 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

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 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 Feb. 25, 2026

Shadows dripped like dark purple paint down the fiery orange sides on the rocky plateaus in the distance.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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

As to the poets who made it into Dear World, there are predictable highs, plateaux and crescendi.

From The Guardian 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 Apr. 8, 2012

The Mweelrea group consists of a series of plateaux, bounded by long ranges of precipices, ridges, and gullies, often ending in sheer ravines.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by H. C. Hart

The speeds of planes and cars may have plateaued, but one thing that has definitely sped up beyond all prior imagining is the speed of communication.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

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

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

But revenue plateaued, and the convention pipeline was a little softer, he said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

Chinese tech giant Huawei's revenue growth slowed last year, its annual report showed Tuesday, as sales of the company's consumer devices plateaued against a backdrop of sluggish domestic consumption.

From Barron's Mar. 31, 2026

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

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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

With repetition, they got faster until plateauing, which he thinks was when the sorting task became automated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 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 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 Jan. 10, 2026

"There is also mounting evidence that the country's emissions are plateauing, with this year's levels expected to be lower than in 2024," said Li Shuo.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2025




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