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subside

[suhb-sahyd] / səbˈsaɪd /


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These macrophages typically shift from pro-inflammatory M1 states toward pro-reparative M2 states, allowing inflammation to subside and tissue repair to move forward.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

But equally don't expect election speculation to subside at this conference.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

After storms subside, stored water can be used for irrigation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Some trucking companies have ceased doing business, and many more will likely fail if high fuel costs do not subside soon.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

My uneasiness had just begun to subside when Bear said, “Now, Crispin, its time I learned the truth of you.”

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

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

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

The other half decided to stick with the old regime for now, meaning they will see a 40% cut in funding this year as those subsides are phased out.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

When the fighting subsides, he expects the broadening of performance in the stock market to resume.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026

“If the energy shock from the war subsides and the economy doesn’t reaccelerate, I think we could see cuts later this year.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Werner is seized with a sudden and foreboding dread, but then Hauptmann looks back at him, and the feeling subsides.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

Fears about software disruptions have subsided, leaving shares of Microsoft, which is also making hay with its Azure cloud division, up 28% over the past three months.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

While rates for other pregnancy-related deaths also increased during the pandemic, those climbs have largely subsided.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Aschenbrenner, sensing there could be upside after his crisis subsided, wanted to keep as much of his stock portfolio as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Little by little Alice subsided into sleep, and Malcolm wondered about pulling the blanket higher around her shoulders, but it wasn’t cold.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

Dudy said on Sunday that authorities across the airports have been conducting tests every 30 minutes "to anticipate whether the ash spread is widening or subsiding".

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 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

Pakistan would likely gain a measure of relief from subsiding Sunni-Shiite tensions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

The heat is subsiding a little, but I'm more woozy planting today than on even the hottest days.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper


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