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When asked if some of the business impact of those cultural moments is subsiding, Fiddelke said Target’s current sales lift comes from all types of shoppers and regions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

To identify and quantify how much land is subsiding due to groundwater pumping in regions where no data is available, the team utilized advanced machine learning techniques.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2023

The village itself is built on land that is subsiding down towards the valley, causing the church spire to lean and large cracks to appear in buildings.

From BBC • May 9, 2023

Though overall inflation is subsiding, underlying price pressures remain too strong to be consistent with the Fed's 2% target, much of it attributed to labor market tightness.

From Reuters • May 1, 2023

The heat is subsiding a little, but I'm more woozy planting today than on even the hottest days.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper