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The fish come up on the sand for about two hours at night, as the high tide starts to ebb, usually between 10pm and 2am.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 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

With England at a low ebb, Ahmed would bring some mystery, exuberance and excitement.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

Morale seemed to be at a low ebb for several of the expeditions at Camp Two.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

“Game to game, even minute to minute, half to half, it ebbs and flows,” captain Tim Ream said of momentum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 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

Despite last month’s tech-sector drop and the ebbs this week, stocks remain within striking distance of all-time highs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

The drumming ebbs and flows, comes to a crescendo before stopping completely; then I am stagnant water again.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Once that goal was achieved, political enthusiasm and public interest ebbed, as did funding for further exploration.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

Comparable sales, which account for store openings and closing, ebbed 1.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Since then, the relationship has ebbed and flowed.

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

But the pace at which the increases ebbed differed within that market, in part because its retail structures differed among states and cities.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

The shock ebbed from Crane-man’s eyes now that Tree- ear was no longer shouting.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

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

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

While many market participants reckon silver’s addition to this list underpins its role as a metal at risk of structural shortages, Menke cautions the demand boost from the solar industry for silver is ebbing off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

And suddenly I felt the disappointment ebbing away and being replaced by a real happiness.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro