fizzle
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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
"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
But Qualcomm has a reasonable chance to build a larger foothold if the AI boom doesn’t fizzle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The whole time she is talking and explaining the procedures, the words melt and fizzle all together.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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
The Air Jordan 1 is just a sneaker if Michael Jordan’s career fizzles out his rookie season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Stocks appear to be headed the other direction in premarket trading as a post Greenland relief rally fizzles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
“Oh, don’t mind her. She’s like a match. If she rubs up against something, she flares up for a second, but then she fizzles out very quickly.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
But other new memory ETFs have fizzled so far.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
French officials likewise used the occasion to try to revive a version of a 2015 nuclear pact, though that fizzled, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Imagine a crypto billionaire paying a supposed $4.5 million fee so he can marry a Hollywood star—and then hiring a celebrity lawyer to get the cash back when the romance fizzled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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
They had a huge argument, but at last Phoebe fizzled out.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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
That’s the funky mood in Boston, where the Red Sox are once again sideways and fizzling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Sunderland's form has dropped off in the past few weeks and it does look like they are fizzling out, but the question is whether Newcastle can find the energy to see them off.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
And the anger, it’s fizzling away, bubbles in soda, gone.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
