plateau
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They found a steady rise from 2015 through 2019, followed by a plateau from 2020 to 2024, and then a sharp surge in 2025.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
Naturalist Stephen Boyes believes massive elephants live undetected on a remote plateau in Angola; they’d be descendants of a giant pachyderm hunted and killed 70 years ago that now resides in the Smithsonian.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
On average, people taking tirzepatide lose more weight than those taking semaglutide so it might take them longer to plateau.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Structure Therapeutics’ GLP-1 pill led to over 16% average weight loss in a 10-month trial, with no plateau.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
When we came to the middle of the plateau, Addison reared up on his hind legs and called out, “Don’t be afraid, fellows! Come and meet the children who dispatched our unwelcome visitor!”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing plateau
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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100 Great Words from "Fahrenheit 451" -- Part I Vocabulary
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