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petered out



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Things only got more absurd as the exchanges between the chairman and the nominee petered out.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Although hiring petered out, businesses cut relatively few jobs and layoffs remained near a record low.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Raheem Sterling, for instance, made his debut at 17, and has won numerous trophies, but perhaps gets less respect than he deserves because of how the past few years of his career have petered out.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The improvisation petered out after more than an hour with no sense of arrival, just an agreeable sensation of being OK in wherever ambient world you had just landed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

“If we’re so special,” he said slowly, “why don’t you ...” His words petered out.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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