ebb
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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
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“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
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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
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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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