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has ebbed

  • present perfect
    of ebb (3rd person singular).
    ebb
    noun
    the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).

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Since then, the relationship has ebbed and flowed.

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

Admittedly, Hollywood’s infatuation with the festival has ebbed and flowed over the years, but 2026 seems like a rare outlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

This transatlantic connection has ebbed and flowed over time - but in recent years, there has been a real resurgence, helped by the use of DNA tests.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

Speaking at a conference in Dallas Friday morning, Logan observed that weaker job creation hasn’t led to a drastic rise in the unemployment rate, partly because the pool of people looking for work has ebbed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

Strangling imbroglio, wide as the world, has ebbed to man's height; dawn of day has ripened into sunrise for Friedrich; the way out is now a thing credible and visible to him.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20 by Thomas Carlyle