ebb and flow
idiom
—used to describe something that changes in a regular and repeated way
the ebb and flow of fashion
the ebb and flow of human history
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But an economic ebb and flow, combined with advancements in technology, led Huggins and her team to write a new chapter for a community in need.
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Meg Oliver, CBS News, 20 June 2024
As various musical styles ebb and flow into one another, this fictional bayou feels fully alive.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
The population may ebb and flow with the changing of the tides, but this Virginia city is anchored by a community committed to preserving and reinvigorating a past focused on art, entrepreneurship, and the sea.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
While the success of a business venture is always bound to ebb and flow, these founders anchored themselves in their own projects, even through times of major transformation.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 June 2024
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Meg Oliver, CBS News, 20 June 2024
As various musical styles ebb and flow into one another, this fictional bayou feels fully alive.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
The population may ebb and flow with the changing of the tides, but this Virginia city is anchored by a community committed to preserving and reinvigorating a past focused on art, entrepreneurship, and the sea.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
While the success of a business venture is always bound to ebb and flow, these founders anchored themselves in their own projects, even through times of major transformation.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 June 2024
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“Ebb and flow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ebb%20and%20flow. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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