wane
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Nolan, the Conagra demand scientist, has seen gluten-free, vegan, keto, low-carb and fat-free diets all wane and wax in popularity over the years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The US is one of the few western countries that still has the death penalty, which has been largely phased out in Europe and is beginning to wane in Africa.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The complexity of this outbreak also raises questions about whether it could last longer than past outbreaks, which historically wane in August.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
“We are reasonably optimistic on the consumer outlook, though momentum may wane in the back half of the year if gas prices spike again, without a buffer from tax refunds,” Reid wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
As he walks, his excitement begins to wane.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
The ferocity waxes and wanes in the works that follow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Demand wanes in the following decade, with new units needed declining to 802,000 a year or 8.02 million.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
As the summer wanes, Jean’s fixation on David grows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Life waxes and wanes between peace and tumult, elation and despair.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
Dain’s being named as the High King will kick off a month of revelry, while the moon wanes and then swells anew.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
It was the subject of an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1938, and its prestige has never waned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
However, while the disease’s wider risk has waned, it has not vanished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Federal downsizing has waned since Elon Musk left his post last year as head of the Department of Government Efficiency.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
But Oddie's childhood interest in ornithology had never waned and, by the mid 1970s, he was developing a career as a naturalist.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The minutes dragged by, and the conversation waned.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
Japan has historically offset much of what it pays on debt with income it earns on its enormous overseas investments, but that advantage is waning as domestic borrowing costs climb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
That contrast demonstrates the light-switch - or waxing and waning effect - that can be postpartum psychosis, experts told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The waning labor-force participation rate is also likely a reflection of job hunters’ rising frustrations as they try to find work.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
More than that, he made a key tactical decision in the waning days of the campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
All that, Ulbrickson knew, had to start here on this dock, with the boys who were now wandering off into the waning light.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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