After a busy summer in which North Korea conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test and test-fired a pair of long-range missiles, provocations have hit a lull since mid-September.
In liue of 'have hit a lull', can I say this: ...provocations have been lulled since mid-September.
Neither sounds very good to me. Standard English is eg There has been a lull in provocations since . .
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Neither sounds very good to me.
Standard English is eg There has been a lull in provocations since . . .