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The lull comes amid already tepid U.S. auto sales as car buyers balk at high new-vehicle prices and seek relief from rising gas prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The lull in violence that began in June had allowed hundreds of thousands of displaced people to return home.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Unlike a simple checklist, it felt like the app was doing everything in its power to lull you into spending more time there.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

The market pays close attention to the Fed chief’s remarks at this event, which comes at the end of the summer lull and where shifts in Fed thinking are often laid out.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Then I listened to the rain as it continued to beat down, hoping it would lull me to sleep.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

The distinction is key: By separating spending on procurement and production, Taiwan can ensure that its market survives lulls within its overall budget process that could otherwise ruin private investment timelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

But the IPO market had its fair share of fits and starts in 2025, with Liberation Day-related volatility and a fall government shutdown temporarily leading to lulls in new issuance activity.

From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026

As families gather for the holidays, lulls in the festivities provide a calm, unhurried opportunity to have heartfelt talks.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025

One of the only lulls in the costume department comes in the second act when Valjean sings the emotional “Bring Him Home.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

At lulls in the game he would stretch his legs out, twine his hands across his lap, and stare at the radio as it spoke to him.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

"People potentially get lulled into a sense of security when the intensity of sunlight is weak and they spend too long outdoors without adequate protection. We have shown that is a problem for skin damage."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

After an initial splurge on travel and entertainment, retirees are often lulled into a sense of complacency because their spending tends to decrease during the first decade after leaving the workforce.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Many companies “have been kind of lulled to sleep on the tariff front for the last 5 months,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

By the time we crossed into Arizona that first night, I was back in my roomette nodding off, lulled like a baby atop a washing machine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025

“Better. Much, much better. But the question is, am I really better, or am I just lulled into a false sense of security by this fake environment? I mean, it’s not normal here.”

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

When the curtain rose on opening night, audiences heard it as the opera’s opening number: Clara, seated on a dock in Charleston, gently lulling her baby to sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

It’s almost symphonic, carrying on for almost seven minutes before descending into a lulling silence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

So it was surprising that Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, started hosting a YouTube show, the purpose of which appears to be lulling viewers to sleep.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2025

He had a warm, lulling tone but played — like the concertmaster, Frank Huang, in the Sibelius last week — with the selfless stage presence of a section leader rather than an assertive star.

From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

The lulling movement, combined with the heat, had knocked him out like a prizefighter’s punch.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm