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ebb

[eb] / ɛb /




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The German men's national team is currently at its lowest ebb in decades, having failed to reach the last 16 at the past three World Cups.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

And so the idea that he experienced that kind of low ebb at that point in his career, I think, is interesting.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

The arrival of new and fast-growing private companies comes at a time when corporate governance in the U.S. is at a low ebb.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

U.S.-U.K. relations are at a low ebb, with a YouGov survey showing 64% of Britons hold a negative view of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

For a moment, as I heard the ebb and flow of commotion echoing down the stairs, I held my breath again.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

“This means higher economic volatility and a more reactive monetary policy environment as inflation ebbs and flows,” they added.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

Who will pay the price when the SpaceX hype ebbs?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Whereas Coltrane brought grace and a gentle texture, Rollins arguably delivered a firmer sense of music's ebbs and flows, crafting jazz in the manner of a classical composer.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

The longer the ceasefire, the more likely that any spike in inflation ebbs away in the coming months.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2026

But this relief soon ebbs: for someone who’s so smelly, Teeth is hard to track.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

And even though levels of leverage in certain corners of the market have ebbed from their peak levels seen shortly before July’s artificial-intelligence swoon, risks remain.

From MarketWatch Aug. 30, 2026

The increases were partially offset by hair care sales, which ebbed 0.7% to $140 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Sunrisers had a glimmer when Seifert skied Abrar Ahmed on 57 but Crawley dropped a tough chance and the belief ebbed out of the visitors.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Since then, the relationship has ebbed and flowed.

From Slate May 19, 2026

It was calm even as her parents’ emotions spiked and ebbed, twisted and spat.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

While he hung on for several more weeks, the PM's authority was ebbing away.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

The most famous story-style intro — it literally begins with, “Here’s a story” — belongs to “The Brady Bunch,” which bridged the 1960s and ’70s, a decade that saw the ebbing of title-sequence stories.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2026

She expects the US interest in Greenland to continue "like a wave", ebbing and flowing.

From Barron's Mar. 8, 2026

The end of the China boom coincided with ebbing demand for coal in the U.S., where the shale oil boom produced a surge in natural gas supplies and a steep fall in its prices.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2026

The screaming had stopped, the cold was ebbing away....

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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