peter
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Those reports are starting to peter out now, but they could still move markets.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
While most experts are predicting this hantavirus outbreak will peter out, it’s not the kind of prediction you want to be wrong about either.
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
On 12 November, Mandelson received an email with the subject "Paris" which read: "Hi peter, Valdson, Jeffrey's driver, will be picking you up today from the train station... see you this evening!"
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Navellier, for his part, told MarketWatch he was “not worried about valuations” and expected the selloff to peter out “sooner rather than later.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 2025
A blue peter is a blue flag with a white square in the center, and it is flown when a ship is ready to sail.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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