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subside

[suhb-sahyd] / səbˈsaɪd /


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As the magma continues to escape, sections of the unsupported ground subside, opening new fractures and vents while feeding further eruptive columns and pyroclastic density currents.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

In his experience, fears subside after the plans are in place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

However, these headwinds are expected to be temporary and mostly subside by the year-end, allowing the market to recover, he reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The grief will, I'm sure, subside in time, but I will always deeply miss her.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

When the intensity of her feeling began to subside, and exhaustion took its place, she made her way slowly down the hill toward the village.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

But then "the joy fades, the adrenaline subsides, and you're faced with the reality of having to return to normal life again."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Eventually, the novelty of the road trip fades, and hope subsides.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

However, it’s possible that the “bondfire” subsides under the direction of Bessent and Warsh, says Emanuel.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Fed officials would typically look through this oil shock because, presumably, when the latest conflict in the Middle East subsides, the inflationary surge will abate as well.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

Minutes or hours later, when the panic subsides, that is what I most regret.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Treasury yields fell this week as bond markets turbulence subsided.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

During the first part of the study, the ground within Masaya's caldera gradually subsided, meaning it moved downward.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Ohtani said Tuesday that his symptoms have subsided since the Dodgers put him on the injured list, for the minimum stay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

One military official with the internationally recognised government based in Aden said fighting had subsided in the early hours of Sunday morning.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

At the end of the three weeks, when I was cured of the fever, the doctors had recommended that I be put into a facility for disturbed children until my “nervousness” subsided.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

"When it's subsiding, that means that there's probably magma draining away from the volcano, but once the ground starts uplifting again, that can mean that there's potentially new magma moving in," Johnson said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

The exchange of strikes came shortly after the US-Iran war hit the six-month mark, and at a time when hostilities had been subsiding.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Many economists thought inflation sparked by the war in Iran was subsiding, but concerns are building once again in Europe and Asia, two continents heavily dependent on energy imports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

A new study published in Nature finds that many of the world's largest river deltas are subsiding more quickly than global sea levels are rising, putting hundreds of millions of people at potential risk.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026

"I'm glad you and I are friends, Lev," I say, the tingling in my foot finally subsiding.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper


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