recedes
Example Sentences
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As construction risk recedes, these bonds could “look increasingly like secured, lease-backed extensions of hyperscaler credit rather than purely bespoke project financings,” Barclays credit analysts wrote in a recent note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
It recedes into the past for comfort and illumination, then embraces the present, where Laferte is hailed as a trendsetter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Second, when young people, like any other disaffected group, stop turning to law enforcement to address disputes, they often stop cooperating with police, they choose to solve problems themselves, and due process recedes even further.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026
A waterproof coating allows the cathode to keep functioning, and the vertical layout helps it dry gradually after water recedes.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
Temple touched on it only tangentially in his essay; it recedes into the background again in Swift’s Battle of the Books.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
