petering out

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"Since starting fieldwork at Petrified Forest in 2014, we have collected over 3,000 fossils from the Sonselasuchus bonebed, and it doesn't seem to show any signs of petering out," Professor Sidor states.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures rose with the likely final cold spell in the northern U.S. seen petering out in the next few days and the market waiting for hot weather to lift demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The supply of fresh rental units, which make up the bulk of new housing in Los Angeles, is petering out despite robust demand.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

But the good news is that conspiracy theories have a way of petering out.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2024

On Alex’s map, nevertheless, the broken line meandered west from the Parks Highway for forty miles or so before petering out in the middle of trackless wilderness north of Mt.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer