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is ebbing

  • present progressive
    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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Markets are expected to closely watch for signals that the central bank’s thinking on future cuts is shifting, as its urgency to support growth is ebbing, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

He added that the isolation of the pandemic, when many turned inward into virtual worlds, is ebbing as most of the population has returned to pre-COVID lives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

Yet despite the risks, there are no signs the stream of Rohingya is ebbing.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024

This Friday’s jobs report for August will be closely watched for further confirmation that the tightness in the labor market is ebbing as interest rates remain relatively high.

From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2023

Yet a little while, and his eyes are fixed and glassy, for life is ebbing fast away.

From The Way to God and How to Find It by Dwight Lyman Moody