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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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Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 Jan. 2025
Sports Afterward, the Bills quietly receded from playoff contention and spent years in the football wilderness with 10 different head coaches and 20 starting quarterbacks.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
The film necessarily presents a despairing view of America as its 20th-century glory days recede into the distance, but Schrader isn’t one to shirk away from some form of hope for his isolated priest.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
As the federal government recedes from protecting working people and communities, state leaders will need to be bold and creative in filling the void and fighting back.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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New ways of life in rural Colorado On the Western Slope, ranching and farming — along with the once-prominent mining and coal industries — have receded.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 Jan. 2025
Sports Afterward, the Bills quietly receded from playoff contention and spent years in the football wilderness with 10 different head coaches and 20 starting quarterbacks.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
The film necessarily presents a despairing view of America as its 20th-century glory days recede into the distance, but Schrader isn’t one to shirk away from some form of hope for his isolated priest.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
As the federal government recedes from protecting working people and communities, state leaders will need to be bold and creative in filling the void and fighting back.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Recede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recede. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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