recede
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The combination of high prices and slower wage growth means Americans have to make do with less, at least until inflation begins to recede again.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
That emergency ended years ago but the rolls didn’t recede commensurately.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
She says dermatologists are also seeing an increase in young people with frontal fibrosing alopecia, where the front hairline starts to recede.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The thinking was that because most U.S.-born Latinos speak English and can consume a wide array of media, Spanish-language TV would recede in relevance.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
I waited for the flap-flap-flap of Laleh’s bare feet on the hallway floor to recede.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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