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By doing that, Bratton has said publicly, he expects that eventually the protests will “peter out on their own.”
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Before Christmas, though, she began to peter out 'n' git slack-twisted.
From Project Gutenberg
In towns, cities an' sich places yer nat'ral senses peter out.
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Then stores began to fail, including soap and kerosene, and writing-paper and ink threatened to "peter out."
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But he is good looking and they say he has money, and anyway, the Eustaces won't peter out in old maids.
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He'll have to pass you somewhere, because Elijah will begin to peter out after he's gone half a mile.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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