fizzle
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"When that happens, triplets easily fizzle out before they ever meet. Molecules must be close enough for energy to transfer but separated enough to prevent quenching of excitons."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
“It is perfectly possible that the indirect effects only feed through once and then fizzle out later.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
It was such disappointment for a fiercely loyal set of fans to watch this season fizzle away to relegation.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
The Ebola outbreak could swell into the next great pandemic, or it could be contained and fizzle out, which is certainly the preferable option.
From Salon ● May 20, 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
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
And then, of course, there’s the risk the AI bubble fizzles and utilities are left with too much capacity.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Her romance fizzles, but a passion is born: She’ll now explore cemeteries around the globe, musing on the tales they tell, the cultures they mirror.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
I see the light of one of Ama’s Adinkra symbols, but it quickly fizzles out when she trips on one of the vines.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Nine months later, the index tallied its last record high before falling into a yearslong bear market as the dot-com bubble fizzled.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
But the strength that the economy is drawing from the AI boom is also a vulnerability: What would happen if the boom fizzled out?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
But the American dream of winning the tournament for the first time fizzled out in shambolic fashion in the early hours of Tuesday morning with a hugely disappointing defeat by Belgium.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
What started off as a trailblazing music partnership between música mexicana band Fuerza Regida and L.A. label Rancho Humilde has now fizzled into a sticky online drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Unfortunately, the average hermit crab isn’t particularly athletic, having to haul a clunky seashell around on its back, so the sports competition part of Abbey’s project sort of fizzled.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
On the stunning ballad Good Reason, she struggles with the idea of a relationship fizzling out, with no major disagreements, just the gut feeling it's not working.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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
Like their manager, the club's supporters will hope for action in the forthcoming transfer window to prevent a positive start to the season from fizzling out.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
A warm, fizzling sensation filled my head, sending my pulse spiking.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
