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And yet he takes a wide-angle view, noting that at his age he’s lived through numerous cultural ebbs and flows.

Because of various ceasefire agreements between Ukraine and Russia, "the level of fighting has ebbed and flowed, and Ukraine bears some responsibility for part of that", he tells the BBC.

"In that time I have seen the ebbs and flows of business but in recent times there has been more closures than openings," he said.

“When there's a constant ebb and flow of students and parents moving in and out of the public school systems, it's incredibly challenging to come up with a budget.”

On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China's national football team hit its lowest ebb.