recede
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The combination of high prices and slower wage growth means Americans have to make do with less, at least until inflation begins to recede again.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
She says dermatologists are also seeing an increase in young people with frontal fibrosing alopecia, where the front hairline starts to recede.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
In “push-pull,” that meant a bright red popping out in the upper left makes the duller color in the lower right seem to recede even further.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The current marine heat wave technically began in May 2025, shrank as expected last fall, but then did not recede back from the coast and remained off Southern California, Leising said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
I haven’t seen my brother for years; he’s thinner, and his hair is beginning to recede.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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