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[fayd] / feɪd /




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The hope is that as some food safety fears fade, Sweetgreen’s sales and traffic will benefit from its focus on value, especially the wraps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

This Kelvin wave could keep sea levels elevated for months before its effects fade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

If the credit worries fade, the market could let these P/E ratios expand again.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

By measuring how large the wakes become, how quickly they travel, how far they extend, and how long they take to fade, scientists may be able to determine important properties of quark-gluon plasma.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

His golden-brown skin is several shades lighter than mine, and his hair, raven-black, is freshly cut in a top fade.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

That’s what he calls “extreme denimhead” behavior: wearing jeans for 1,000+ days to get the coolest fades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Moments after the final rapid-fire rhythm of Anthrax’s opening number “Caught in a Mosh” fades from the open air of the Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J., shaggy-headed vocalist Joey Belladonna addresses the audience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Cochrane cautioned that attention to the problem often rises during major El Niño fire seasons and fades once conditions improve.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Eventually, the novelty of the road trip fades, and hope subsides.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

He stays standing there with his arms crossed, but his smile slowly fades off his face.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

When the movie roles faded — she only made about 20 films in more than 50 years — she found regular work on television beginning in the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Spices that had faded into the background suddenly become legible again.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

That’s what happened after the pandemic faded away in 2021 and 2022.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

As the scandal faded from newspaper front pages, Brain changed his name and disappeared from the public eye.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The writing is swirling and faded and difficult to read, but it’s clear what we’re looking at.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Not only did he offer to help out Piastri late in the race as the Australian was trying to pass Lewis Hamilton's fading Ferrari, but he also finally took full responsibility for the incident.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

"However, instead of fading away, the source continued emitting episodes of soft X-rays for nearly ten minutes."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Her character, however, is fading away in plain sight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Now that old ecosystem is fading, and the charm is being lost," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The merchant’s crown, you can see, is the glory of a fading world.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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