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evanescent

[ev-uh-nes-uhnt] / ˌɛv əˈnɛs ənt /


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Marked by veils of heavily diluted color that are rubbed into the canvas weave to create a weightless, matte effect, its soft, evanescent surface was intended to read, Whistler said, “like breath on glass.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

While investors walk on eggshells anticipating Fed decisions, tariff relief, and evanescent cease-fires, one company is steadily feeding investors nutritious dividends, cash flows, and earnings per share growth.

From Barron's Dec. 11, 2025

More recently, her 2015 production of “The White Snake” at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre turned an ancient Chinese fable into entrancing, if evanescent, theatrical entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 31, 2023

They remain the gold standard, the blue-chip stocks, the flowering perennials amid each spring’s evanescent annuals.

From Washington Post Jan. 27, 2023

Every man, woman, and child who had died in Weep since...since when?...and passed near enough the citadel in their evanescent journey for Minya to catch.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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