wane
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Classical liberal-arts education fits this model and will take on a greater importance in the age of AI, even as utilitarian models for education wane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Enthusiasm for the strong earnings numbers already appears to be starting to wane.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
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 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
The growing paranoia and anxiety as they wane.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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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
If the passion wanes, apathy can set in.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Although their popularity waxes and wanes like everything else, stories inspired by biblical texts have had a consistent presence on TV and film since the industry’s dawning.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
However, it expects gold, silver and platinum to recover strongly as the energy shock wanes later in the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Every now and then the sharp pain wanes to an ache.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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However, that exuberance has waned somewhat, as a prolonged Middle East conflict, inflation concerns and lofty AI valuations have fueled sharp market swings, leading to the postponement or pulling of a number of notable deals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Its fortunes have waned over the years, and in 2023 it was sold to a performance-marketing company, an all-too-common fate for many of the publications that once flourished online.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
Polls show its popularity has waned in the years since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
It waxed and waned as the attacks grew more distant.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Poppet and Widget stand by the circus gates, just out of the way of the ticket booth, though the line for tickets has waned in the late hour.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Additionally, Gerra said estimates for the data-center buildout in 2027 are delayed, as limited supply for components signals a potential slowdown and demand could be waning as well.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
With Samoa's resistance gradually waning, Waaka capped a fine individual display with her hat-trick and McGregor scored the try her performance richly deserved to round off a fine New Zealand display.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The move may be another sign that investor appetite for fresh exposure to fast-growing companies could be waning amid surging bond yields, global interest-rate rises, and broader macroeconomic uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The drop in downtown office leasing appears to be waning, Condon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
“You should see it when there is a waning moon,” the Uncle said almost wistfully.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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