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fizzle

[fiz-uhl] / ˈfɪz əl /


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County will take on about a quarter-inch to an inch of rain as the storm continued to fizzle out over the Pacific Ocean, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 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

“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

I spun around and stumbled toward the door, but despite my will it felt as though everything of Finn from the knees down had already begun to fizzle away.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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

Those sailors who remain are trying to stay sane as their cell service fizzles in and out, compromising attempts to reach their family, employers and governments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 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

But those paper gains quickly fizzled, and the coin was trading at around $1.80 early Wednesday afternoon, a 95% decline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

This month, the U.S. placed tariffs on $20 billion of goods from Canada after dealmaking efforts fizzled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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

Later, as the storm clouds broke above them, they sat under the canopy of the tent while the remains of their fire steamed and fizzled.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

Should fizzling investment and consumption extend into the winter, Beijing may be pushed to act to reach its annual growth target of 4.5%-5%, economists say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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

Recent fears about the AI trade fizzling had led investors to rotate out of recent winners and into some more defensive sectors — though not all.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

His dream of springboarding into politics with an antipoverty message was fizzling, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025

If Abnegation is fizzling, it’s our fault—Robert’s and Caleb’s and mine.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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