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evaporate

[ih-vap-uh-reyt] / ɪˈvæp əˌreɪt /


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Fifteen years ago, in an epic unraveling, McIlroy saw a four-shot Sunday lead evaporate with a collapse at Amen Corner — triple bogey, bogey, double bogey on holes 11, 12 and 13.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

"As PBHs evaporate, they become ever lighter, and so hotter, emitting even more radiation in a runaway process until explosion. It's that Hawking radiation that our telescopes can detect."

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

During a roughly 10-minute span when Wright’s post appeared, an exchange-traded fund linked to oil futures saw $84 million of its market capitalization evaporate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Such is the level of disgust and exhaustion, the public's fear of reprisals for speaking out is beginning to evaporate.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

I blink over and over trying to make the tears evaporate before they trickle over.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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