fade
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Mr. Mamdani will soon have to concede the point or fade rapidly in political relevance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The building's management is overseeing the recovery of belongings, as hopes fade that any more survivors will be found.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
As the event began to fade, however, weak signatures of hydrogen and helium gas appeared.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
What separates those who last from those who fade away?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The woman stands about a head taller than Ama, and her hair is styled in a high-top fade.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
But many traditional crafts are now on the brink of extinction, as advances in technology render them obsolete and valuable knowledge fades into the past.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Plus, a higher risk for lung cancer never completely fades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Stocks in the space sector are deepening their declines on Thursday as the SpaceX halo fades further.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Through my glass, Barrio de las Letras fades into its own rosy haze.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
A piano fades in with a slow melody.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
Most of the rosy posts made some mention of the fact that Columbia House’s operation was unethical at best, but that the customer-service runarounds, unwelcome bills and general scuzziness had all faded with time.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
But the prosecutors say this was "overstated", arguing her conditions would improve over time, especially as her notoriety faded.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
—Yields on eurozone government bonds edged higher as prospects of a U.S.-Iran peace deal faded, raising concerns about prolonged supply chain disruptions and inflation risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Although under a somewhat faded exterior, Pacoima Middle School has flashy technology and other attributes, including expanded academic offerings, rising test scores, a robotics lab, a room of new fitness equipment and added garden space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
It’s always hung in the same place, small and faded and easy to forget.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
A new shop opened along Greenock's fading High Street in May.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Hopes of a deal between U.S. and Iran are fading as U.S. is set to announce measures for Iran’s economic isolation this week,” Jefferies’ Mohit Kumar said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
In one of the world's most AI-connected societies, the village's greatest challenge is not fading belief in fortune-telling, but the way it is consumed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Hearty slices of calamari singed on the plancha gleam in the fading sunlight.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
It looked like an oak; it was so old that its bark seemed almost metallic, silver-brown in the fading light.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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