plateau
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As a famous economist infamously noted in 1929, they seem to have reached a permanently high plateau.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
According to Nash, at the time of the cave art what is now the Bristol Channel was a "rich fertile plateau" between Gower and the north Devon coast.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The misalignment generally has been easing since 2023 as home price growth slows, mortgage rates plateau and incomes keep rising.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
They found a steady rise from 2015 through 2019, followed by a plateau from 2020 to 2024, and then a sharp surge in 2025.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
The central plateau was his roots as an epidemiologist and a clinician, and a model of how a committed staff on a limited budget could raise the standard of health in the third world.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing plateau
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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