plateau
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But Chatfield eventually hit a spiritual plateau that organized religion couldn’t fill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
But if life expectancy has truly reached a plateau, therapies aimed at the biology of aging itself could become one of the paths scientists explore in an effort to push that limit higher.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
At its production plateau, Rosebank is expected to contribute around 10%-12% of group production, Cui writes after a fireside chat with Executive Chairman Yaniv Friedman at the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The rocky terrain of the Bundelkhand plateau means it can store little groundwater.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Wari’s capital city, also named Wari, occupied an alpine plateau near the modern city of Ayacucho.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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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
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
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 ● Jan. 23, 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
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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
These birds—in Spanish Corteza—nest on the bare pasturages of the upper marisma, and also on the high central plateaux of Spain, in Castile, La Mancha, &c., a very different region.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck
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 ● Oct. 8, 2026
So business spending on computers plateaued, except for secondary booms fueled by the internet in the late 1990s and AI now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
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
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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 ● 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
With pandemic-era stimulus initiatives long forgotten, home prices plateauing, and investor portfolios pointing down, consumer sentiment has little reason to improve.
From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 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
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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