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At just 2.3%, two-year U.S. inflation expectations embedded in the Treasury market are at their lowest in 18 months, while 5-year inflation 'breakevens' are ebbing back toward 2.5% for the first time since mid-July.

From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2022

Cargo ship backlogs in Southern California, for example, have declined for six straight months, and pressures are ebbing at other modes of transportation as well, said Oxford Economics in a research report.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2022

While infections are ebbing, plenty of factors are still causing turbulence: Continued supply-chain disruptions and labor costs are contributing to inflation, and the Federal Reserve could begin dialing back some of its supports next month.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2021

As for South Korea’s divisions regarding the North, perhaps passions are ebbing.

From Economist • Mar. 15, 2018

Mournful I sit, for one by one   Time's golden sands are ebbing fast; Whispering in low sepulchral tones,   The next, perchance, may be the last.

From Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland by Hanna, Abigail Stanley