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recede

[ri-seed] / rɪˈsid /


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Among conventional government bonds, Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management likes two-year to five-year maturities on expectations that global rate-hike forecasts will recede further.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Japan could also be a beneficiary if oil prices recede.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

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

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

As the boots recede, I open my eyes and nod to Gale.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

While the water had receded now, they said, there was still over a metre of standing water in low-lying places like underpasses.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

While immigration sweeps have receded from the headlines, Garcia Venegas’ most recent incident highlights how the mistaken detention of Americans has continued despite congressional inquiries and denials by senior immigration officials.

From Salon May 24, 2026

The issue has receded somewhat since 2025, for much of which China and the US seemed on the verge of a trade war.

From BBC May 13, 2026

Front-month U.S. crude futures fell to $105 a barrel while Brent crude futures for oil changing hands in June receded to around $114 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

I smiled and my own trouble receded a little.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

Deep green hills covered in dense trees rise in the background, receding into the far distance — representing the many ways that wild land seems to thrive in this vast urban space.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

Also driving Zcash’s surge: receding fears that U.S. regulators will take issue with the coin’s privacy features, which some worry could be exploited for ill use.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

You may have a hard time believing that the gold-platinum ratio is falling because geopolitical risk is receding.

From MarketWatch Apr. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, the rhetoric appears to be spreading rather than receding.

From Barron's Mar. 14, 2026

The car turned around the bend at the end of the long tree-lined drive and the animals heard the sound of the engine receding in the distance.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford




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