evaporate
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The solvent was allowed to evaporate before termites were introduced.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Some millennials, in particular those who watched housing wealth evaporate during the Great Recession, may also see homeownership as “a liability,” said Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, a senior research associate at the Harvard housing studies center.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Clark held a five-shot lead going into the final day, but saw his advantage evaporate as McIlroy drew level with seven holes left to play.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
It’s hard not to wonder if the current shouting will evaporate as soon NFL and college football arrive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The thin blue fabric of my jumpsuit lets the seawater evaporate easily, but it’s already begun to cling to me with sweat.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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There is no especially good reason for this, and it pretty much evaporates for the remainder of the eight-episode series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Heat domes also cause "dry thunderstorms" where rain evaporates before hitting the surface and lightning strikes are liable to trigger wildfires.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Yet if a black hole evaporates completely, all information about the matter that fell into it appears to vanish as well.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
This separation is a phase change that consumes energy, inducing a cooling effect, like when steam evaporates off a cup of hot water.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Every drop of rain that falls on her evaporates instantly, sizzling into steam as soon as it touches her.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Had she secured a second Olympic gold, the motivation to dive into the pro ranks might have evaporated.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
LIV Golf is playing what could be its final tournament as executives scramble to find new investors after its Saudi funding evaporated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
By simply changing the number of bubbles in each droplet, the team found they could dramatically alter the pattern left behind as the liquid evaporated.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Platner adamantly denied this latest allegation, but within hours of the interview's publication, his political support evaporated.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
When I got outside, it was obvious the excitement from when we’d first arrived had evaporated completely.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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“We have to lean in to that because that’s evaporating in the fast food space.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"Not only have we been able to clear the view, but we can finally pin down what the clouds are made out of and how they're condensing and evaporating as they move around the planet."
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
“The argument for having lower rates is just evaporating right before our very eyes,” said Brian Bethune, an economist at Boston College, in an interview with MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026
Most no- or low-alcohol wines rely on a de-alcoholisation process which sees the wine heated in vacuum conditions, with the alcohol evaporating off at relatively low temperatures.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
In fact, it only obscures my view for a few seconds before evaporating completely.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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