fizzle

The two were often spotted at events together, but as Perry’s star rose and Perez’s blogging tactics were called out as toxic amid a shift away from tabloid culture, their friendship seemed to fizzle out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

While several industry experts told MarketWatch that controversies over advertisements tend to fizzle out in the medium term, there’s always a chance that damage to its brand could linger.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Currency interventions that aren’t backed by a shift in central bank policy or fiscal policy historically buy weeks but can fizzle out after that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

As the fronts push south, they may fizzle out, meaning little or no rainfall for the places that need it most, in the south and east.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

After the Soviet Union’s first reported H-bomb test in August 1953—a relative fizzle known to US intelligence as “Joe-4”—“Ernest said, I think to DuBridge, ‘Well, it’s sure lucky that some people’s advice wasn’t taken.’

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

If the boomer boom fizzles, you still own one of the world’s largest diversified pharmaceutical companies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

Researchers believe the shock "fizzles" after reaching the outer boundary of a bubble created by gas that the doomed star had previously expelled.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

We explore what could happen if the boom fizzles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

But that conflict quickly fizzles as both parents become acquainted with this robot, whose memories only extend to the information the couple provided.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

In fact, within the thermonuclear research community, Livermore’s reputation was marred by the almost comic fizzles of the first devices it readied for testing.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Talk of a diesel-export ban has fizzled in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

But other new memory ETFs have fizzled so far.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The company has also announced technology initiatives that fizzled, like an integration with OpenAI’s scrapped video app Sora, or have yet to bear fruit, like a virtual world in development with “Fortnite” maker Epic Games.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

German government proposals to include Coke Zero and other artificially-sweetened drinks in its new sugar tax fizzled out Wednesday after pushback within the ruling coalition and from businesses.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Fadi’s euphoria fizzled like a coal drenched in cold water.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Should fizzling investment and consumption extend into the winter, Beijing may be pushed to act to reach its annual growth target of 4.5%-5%, economists say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Tech stocks rallied back after fizzling before the holiday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Hopes for a deal run high before fizzling, so markets have been reluctant to discount longer-lasting disruptions, Morgan Stanley analysts said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

The rebound in software stocks appeared to be fizzling out as Wall Street pivoted back toward the chip and server makers that have helped power the market to all-time highs in recent months.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

But Baby Kochamma was dissatisfied with the fizzling out of a situation that had been so full of potential.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy