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Which of these grows at about the same rate that the Moon recedes from Earth?

recede

[ri-seed] / rΙͺˈsid /


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In Newport Beach, there was a sigh of relief as the high tide began to recede Sunday..

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

A central bank need not raise rates in response to such shocks, confident that as they recede, inflation will ease on its own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Economists and industry analysts say that even after oil starts flowing again from the Middle East, it could take a while for the Iran war’s effects on consumer prices to recede.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Dentine is the softer layer beneath enamel, and it can become exposed when enamel wears away or gums recede.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

When his once-thick golden hair had begun to recede, he had commanded his barber to shave his head; Lord Tywin did not believe in half measures.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

From the early 2000s to 2025, the glaciated area has receded by 95%, he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

A week after the floodwaters receded, Angelenos started circulating petitions that would recall the corrupt Shaw from office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In recent weeks, many of those worries have receded.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

But then the number fell from 2010 until 2022, as the Great Recession’s impact gradually receded.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

When the waters receded, the area’s original inhabitants ensured that the fish drained into hundreds of artificial fish ponds.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

By studying these events at different distances, the researchers found that more distant objects appeared to be receding faster.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

With the glaciers that feed the rivers receding, he writes, “the taps that have kept Europe’s rivers full for thousands of years are running dry.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

While heavy rain continued to fall early Monday evening, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon told a news conference that floodwaters were receding.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

It’s true: I live surrounded by people who keep receding into the music of the past.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

He also noted, though, from Kepler’s laws, that the ‘endeavours of receding from the Sun’ of the planets in their orbits were inversely proportional to the squares of their distances from the Sun.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin


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