fizzle
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"When that happens, triplets easily fizzle out before they ever meet. Molecules must be close enough for energy to transfer but separated enough to prevent quenching of excitons."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
The stock popped following the IPO but has slumped 24% over the past six trading sessions through Thursday’s close, with investors rethinking a lofty valuation amid worries that the AI boom could fizzle out.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
When the relationships fizzle, when the job sucks, when things don’t work out the way you plan, you know they’re always there for you.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
It was such disappointment for a fiercely loyal set of fans to watch this season fizzle away to relegation.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
They fly smoky circles around my head and then fizzle out.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
And then, of course, there’s the risk the AI bubble fizzles and utilities are left with too much capacity.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
If you consider Corvettes’ year-over-year price increases and steep depreciation curves, the bang-for-the-buck argument kind of fizzles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Such instincts to keep young people away from the criminal justice system are deep-rooted in policing - perhaps in the hope antisocial behaviour fizzles out.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
“Macbeth” may be Shakespeare’s most transfixing tragedy, but its dark magic often fizzles in the theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
The rest of the school year sort of fizzles to an end for me.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
Most often these are industrial accidents, some process going awry, whether by fizzled technology or human error.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
But the American dream of winning the tournament for the first time fizzled out in shambolic fashion in the early hours of Tuesday morning with a hugely disappointing defeat by Belgium.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
That fizzled in the midst of a standoff between then-U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
However, as negotiations between the U.S. and Iran fizzled, they rose again.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
“Take another little piece of my heart now, baby ...” The band tried to improvise a big finish, but in the end, the song just fizzled out.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
Hopes for a deal run high before fizzling, so markets have been reluctant to discount longer-lasting disruptions, Morgan Stanley analysts said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
Murray, who moved back home to the Borders during the pandemic said: "My career was fizzling out so this was sort of me giving something back to the area I'm from."
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Recent fears about the AI trade fizzling had led investors to rotate out of recent winners and into some more defensive sectors — though not all.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
His dream of springboarding into politics with an antipoverty message was fizzling, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
The whole thing again fizzling around us both, around our closeness, like a just-lit sparkler, and I didn’t know what to say back.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
