shallow
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The shares then started to decline but that pullback was considered shallow, as the stock dropped just 13% from that $113.48 peak before rising again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
He has devoted a surprising amount of time and energy into relaying the minute engineering problems plaguing this shallow pool on the National Mall.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
An online MRA map shows that there was a mine entry on what is now Dunmoss View and the area is marked as having "past shallow coal mine workings".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
In a shallow heel turn, Danny poaches one of Rick’s unfinished songs and blows it up into a chart-topper.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
And after all the long and frustrating years of searching, the Erebus was discovered in shallow water, in near perfect condition.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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