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And with Mbappe set for a move to Real Madrid this summer, hopes were ebbing away of a dream farewell in which the France striker steered them to European glory.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024

Keita Kawamori, a ministry spokesman, said “there is a lot of discussion happening under the surface” about the possibility of rescinding the controls, which were imposed as relations were ebbing.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2023

In a presidency buffeted by soaring inflation and a persistent global health crisis, Biden began 2023 buoyed by unexpectedly strong midterm election results for Democrats and signs that consumer price increases were ebbing.

From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2023

But Friday’s jobs data threw cold water on the notion that inflation pressures were ebbing.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022

Dawn was approaching, and the horrors of the night were ebbing away.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer