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the sound of sirens receded as the fire engines roared off into the distance
after the rain stops, the floodwaters should gradually recede
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
In 2023, migrant encounters near the U.S.-Mexico border reached historic highs, though the numbers have begun to recede as both nations have attempted to enact stricter immigration policies this past year.
—Alec Mork and Mikia Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
The camera picks up whatever is white and light first, and everything else that is dark recedes to the background.
—thehustle.co, 1 Nov. 2024
Fed Cut's Interest Rates In September, the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate, which was at a 23-year high, by a half-percentage point to between 4.75 and 5 percent—in response to a weakening red-hot job market and receding consumer prices.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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In an interview with Forbes, Back says many of the initial regulatory risks around Bitcoin have receded as financial institutions have an interest in expanding and keeping ETFs that track bitcoin on the market.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
In 2023, migrant encounters near the U.S.-Mexico border reached historic highs, though the numbers have begun to recede as both nations have attempted to enact stricter immigration policies this past year.
—Alec Mork and Mikia Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
The camera picks up whatever is white and light first, and everything else that is dark recedes to the background.
—thehustle.co, 1 Nov. 2024
Fed Cut's Interest Rates In September, the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate, which was at a 23-year high, by a half-percentage point to between 4.75 and 5 percent—in response to a weakening red-hot job market and receding consumer prices.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Recede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recede. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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