fade
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Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData, said the latest results show "Nike's brand heat continues to fade and it isn't powerful enough to punch back against more nimble competitors."
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
If Fury and Joshua both walk on stage and produce the kind of fireworks their rivalry had long-promised, some - though not all - of the noise of the past few days could fade.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
They indicate that photoevaporation becomes more important as disks age and magnetically driven jets and winds fade.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
For the next three years, she stayed at the Bagdad, even as her memory continued to fade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Ba kept his head down for the longest time, so long that Mrs. Kuen’s smile began to fade and a panicky feeling grew inside me.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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But then "the joy fades, the adrenaline subsides, and you're faced with the reality of having to return to normal life again."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
That’s what he calls “extreme denimhead” behavior: wearing jeans for 1,000+ days to get the coolest fades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Moments after the final rapid-fire rhythm of Anthrax’s opening number “Caught in a Mosh” fades from the open air of the Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J., shaggy-headed vocalist Joey Belladonna addresses the audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Cochrane cautioned that attention to the problem often rises during major El Niño fire seasons and fades once conditions improve.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Over time, as people forget you, your silhouette gradually fades into darkness until the final time anyone says your name on this planet.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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Early gains for European AI-linked stocks faded through morning trade, while a sharp fall in banks and other rate-sensitive sectors saw major European indexes fall by more than 1% across the board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The peeling facades, faded signs and cavernous auditoriums of such cinemas are remnants of a time when going to the movies was itself the main event.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
That dominance has faded in recent years, particularly after their failure to reach last year's World Cup final.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
When the regions produced conflicting patterns, however, the disagreement faded within a fraction of a second.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Her voice grew fainter as he moved away and her cries soon faded away to nothing.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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There came a point earlier this year, Lamar said, when she did the same thing I did when my parents’ memories were fading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
That matters because the case for holding rates steady rested on the shock fading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
With the light fading on the Bernardus course in the Netherlands, Jennifer Kupcho holed a nerve-shredding putt from the edge of the 18th green to snatch a point and leave the teams tied at 8-8.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Treasury yields or fading S&P 500 momentum, that poses the real threat to the economy in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Now that my anger is fading, I just feel embarrassed.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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