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ebbing and flowing



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She expects the US interest in Greenland to continue "like a wave", ebbing and flowing.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

It’s an exhilarating ride that carries on over the rest of the album, ebbing and flowing between chaos and calm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

Street outreach practice dates back nearly 50 years, ebbing and flowing in its political popularity.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2023

Another way of looking at how Covid-19 is ebbing and flowing in Scotland is by tracking the change in the seven-day average of daily cases.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2021

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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