Example Sentences

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Binance pledged to overhaul its financial-crime controls as part of the plea deal, and the flow of Iranian funds ebbed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Since then, the relationship has ebbed and flowed.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

A week on, the noise and energy have ebbed, giving way to a rare, disquieting calm in a capital usually thronging with 10 million people.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

Those disorders continue to overwhelm providers years after other pandemic-era mental health crises have ebbed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Most of my anger and embarrassment from earlier have ebbed away and made room instead for curiosity.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy