pan
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Malaysia proved that promise was more than a flash in the pan.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
When established kitchenware makers sued ceramic pan startup Caraway for false advertising over terms like “toxic cookware,” Caraway turned the lawsuit into an ad campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
If AI doesn’t pan out or become profitable, or if people don’t start paying for it, we’ll have a lot of chips with which to measure our food rations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Projections for the Paris Olympics didn’t pan out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
They’re simmering in a pan on the stove-top right now, swimming in butter and garlic and white wine.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
It hasn’t panned out yet, but if it does, chefs will be waiting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
But it was panned by investors for failing to provide much new information, and the Cybercab is currently in a limited deployment in Austin.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
And that was compounded by the Rams’ travel plans being widely panned after their sluggish defeat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
He panned a faded striped sofa on the sidewalk with a free sign, a Giants pennant fluttering on a rooftop deck.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Then, b-roll, panning above a vast two-wing building identifiable as a hospital by its helipad.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gold panning is not permitted on NRW-managed land because of the potential damage to river ecosystems.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Key to how Morgan Stanley sees things panning out is the non-consensus view of the investment bank’s economists who believe the Fed will stay on hold in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Sillie posted a second video, the cellphone panning to the ruins against a blue-sky backdrop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
When I was panning the crowd, I searched for his face.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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