plateau

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They found a steady rise from 2015 through 2019, followed by a plateau from 2020 to 2024, and then a sharp surge in 2025.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

There is little privacy, it is miles out into the volcanic grasslands of the plateau, it did not allow pets.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Structure Therapeutics’ GLP-1 pill led to over 16% average weight loss in a 10-month trial, with no plateau.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Some say it’s a sign of things to come, while others suggest it’s merely a brief price plateau and rents will rise again this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

When Columbus landed, Cook and Borah concluded, the central Mexican plateau alone had a population of 25.2 million.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann