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fade

[fayd] / feɪd /




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Still, markets have repriced Fed rate bets rapidly in either direction, and the latest pivot toward a potentially bigger-than-usual move by the central bank could quickly fade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Douglas, who turns 90 on Tuesday, has seen his memory fade, but the athletes who breathed life into his story are still here.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

No-one with a spiral bomb like she produced in the 2025 Rugby World Cup final is going to fade into the shadows.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The results suggest that the conventional mathematical descriptions of the expanding universe are vulnerable to disturbances that grow rather than fade.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Oh,” the girl said as she began to fade away in a glitter of sunshine.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

But keeping the aging explorer operational has become an increasingly difficult challenge as its power supply slowly fades.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Investors should look for customers who continue paying and renew their contracts after the initial enthusiasm fades.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

In a plant, that means any antibacterial effect they have fades quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Eventually, the novelty of the road trip fades, and hope subsides.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

The music fades in, right on cue—enchanting the crowd—and then the sparkling Emerald Gates open, welcoming humanity back to the Happiest Place on Earth.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Phem Phan, a 65-year-old worker wearing a yellow hard-hat and a faded blue shirt, sees another, more practical advantage to working with the French.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Their stepmother was the one helping him out of the bathtub and holding him in her arms as he faded away.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

She won almost breathless admiration from followers for the way she faced down sometimes violent anti-union forces, worked for days with little rest and negotiated late into the night, while others faded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Hadjar was just 0.036secs behind the four-time champion while the Ferraris faded when it mattered, as they have so many times this season.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

She reaches into her pocket and pulls out a faded leather wallet and opens it up.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Despite fading power, aging equipment, and unexpected technical problems, Voyager 1 continues its historic journey farther from Earth than any other human-made object.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

This area of rain will move further south-east across Wales and into the Midlands during the morning before fading away.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Yet for now with “DTMF” fading behind them, they’re focused on the present.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

“In addition to pressure from interest rates and energy prices, slowing AI investment growth will be a fading tailwind,” with early reads on the third-quarter supporting this view, the strategists said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The sky was a royal purple and dotted with fading stars, the light of day just beginning to break through.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega


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