receding
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European media stocks have bounced back in recent months even as earnings expectations remained largely stable, which suggests investors’ AI fears on the sector are receding, analysts at Citi say in a research note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
In a briefing on Monday, government spokesman Ekkapob Pianpises said floods were receding, but "some areas in Bangkok are still facing high water levels".
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 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
Now he is left to clear up the mess and build bridges, amid claims support for his re-election as Fifa president in March is receding.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
One telegraph boy made his way through the dark to an unlit alley that smelled of rotted fruit and was silent save for the receding hiss of gaslights on the street he had left behind.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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