receding
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Early this summer, many officials had hoped the Fed could hold off on raising rates this year if price pressures began receding on their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
While heavy rain continued to fall early Monday evening, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon told a news conference that floodwaters were receding.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
After mid-August there are signs of high pressure receding for a time, allowing Atlantic low pressure and frontal systems closer to the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
It’s true: I live surrounded by people who keep receding into the music of the past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
David pointed at dark shapes rising up from the sand, a row of them receding into the distance.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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