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[van-ish] / ˈvæn ɪʃ /


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If families don’t plan ahead, they can miss the tax breaks or watch money vanish from their flexible-spending accounts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

But as younger Taiwanese largely opt for city life over the island's remote northeast, she fears this tradition could vanish when her generation of "hainu", or "sea women", are no longer able to carry on.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

World number one Aryna Sabalenka saw her French Open title hopes vanish as she completely unravelled in a crushing quarter-final defeat by Diana Shnaider in yet another shock result at this year's tournament.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

You made Shohei Ohtani disappear, you made Mike Trout anonymous, you made bright hopes vanish by betting on broken former stars like Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton and Vernon Wells and Anthony Rendon.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

Only one allele had asserted itself in the hybrid, forcing the other variant trait to vanish.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

In the hit show “Manifest,” a passenger jet mysteriously vanishes and then lands years later with everyone on board still the same age.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

That doubt usually vanishes once it becomes a “he said, they said” case.

From Slate Apr. 22, 2026

In "Weapons," an original story that grossed $270 million worldwide, Madigan plays Gladys, the mysterious aunt of a young boy whose entire elementary school class vanishes one night -- at the same precise time.

From Barron's Mar. 15, 2026

Much of that money vanishes if the Games do.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

The wood vanishes, it is pounded, crushed, torn to pieces.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

When Kirchner vanished in November, his own comrades feared the worst.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

"Wall cabinets, sofas, coffee tables, dining tables, and chairs vanished in an instant. It was as if the entire building had been hollowed out," Wang told the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Many Venezuelans were combing through wreckage in search of loved ones, while others turned to social media in an effort to find relatives and friends who had vanished in the disaster.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

A remarkable fossil discovery inside a cave near Waitomo on New Zealand's North Island is giving scientists an unprecedented look at a long vanished ecosystem.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

Then the pictures stopped there, at the top stair, like that girl had vanished, which, in a way, she had.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

On cue he strolled into shot and planted a jokey kiss on his cheek before vanishing.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The whole country would stop for the Mondiali, with cars vanishing from the streets and stores closing early.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

The 57-year-old New Jersey Republican last cast a vote in the House on March 5 before vanishing from Washington, D.C., and his home district for over 100 days.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

But, by November 2025, the home had once again been removed from the market, only to reappear in March 2026 for $2.3 million, where it remained for just a matter of weeks before vanishing.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

She turned away from him in the dream, even though she knew he couldn’t see her real mouth, or the moths vanishing into it.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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