ebb
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Then again, the company’s earnings might be at their low ebb.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Perhaps this existence is more about riding the ebb and flow than it is mapping the course.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Evidence of a connection has remained elusive however, as El Niño is notoriously variable, making it difficult to distinguish long-term changes from its natural ebb and flow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The success of Brewis's app, and the creation of others like it, suggests the dramatic recent ebb and flow of Westminster may have inspired a popular new sub-genre.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
What struck Nhamo, when her shock began to ebb, was the peacefulness of the scene.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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Who will pay the price when the SpaceX hype ebbs?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Whereas Coltrane brought grace and a gentle texture, Rollins arguably delivered a firmer sense of music's ebbs and flows, crafting jazz in the manner of a classical composer.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Of course, the popularity or otherwise of all parties ebbs and flows over time, and as recently as the 2017 general election Labour and the Conservatives managed 82.4% of the vote between them.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Yet gold holds its value, even as its price ebbs and flows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
The pain ebbs slightly when Celia kneels next to him and takes his hand.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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And even though levels of leverage in certain corners of the market have ebbed from their peak levels seen shortly before July’s artificial-intelligence swoon, risks remain.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
The increases were partially offset by hair care sales, which ebbed 0.7% to $140 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The data shed light on how immigration detention has ebbed and flowed so far in 2026.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
His standing ebbed further when a long-simmering row behind the scenes over defence spending prompted Labour stalwart John Healey to resign as defence secretary earlier this month.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
As the adrenaline from the encounter ebbed, a thirst dry as salt came over me.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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"Ten years ago, I thought student interest was ebbing and I would need to find something else to teach about," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Meanwhile, any ebbing of energy and related costs if the Iran war ends would provide an additional boost to margins.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
The most famous story-style intro — it literally begins with, “Here’s a story” — belongs to “The Brady Bunch,” which bridged the 1960s and ’70s, a decade that saw the ebbing of title-sequence stories.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
Since 2019, that flow has been ebbing in the Miami area, where surging housing and other costs have led to a net loss of residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The ocean of people stretched farther than I could see— waves of people ebbing and flowing, shoving the sawhorses and the policemen who were trying to keep them in place.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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