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recede

[ri-seed] / rɪˈsid /


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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

That emergency ended years ago but the rolls didn’t recede commensurately.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 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

Old grievances either recede or get stronger with age.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Miss Wren ran toward them, screaming Althea’s name while the ice that had spread across most of Caul’s body began, very quickly, to recede.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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