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Far above the ground, the upper atmosphere has been cooling significantly for decades.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The anticipated bump in tax refunds was important because consumption has been cooling, with real spending up just 0.1% month over month in both December and January, and February might not be much better.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Brazil’s 12-month inflation rate has been cooling, but at a 3.81% pace in February, it is still above the midpoint of the central bank’s range of 3% with a 1.5 percentage point tolerance range.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Furthermore, while the labor market has been cooling, recent signs point to companies that feel the time has come to “right-size” headcount after hoarding labor in the wake of the pandemic, Samana said.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

The crust has been cooling for millions of years, and mountain-making was the result of the shrinking of the crust.

From Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place by Rogers, Julia Ellen