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The US is one of the few western countries that still has the death penalty, which has been largely phased out in Europe and is beginning to wane in Africa.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The complexity of this outbreak also raises questions about whether it could last longer than past outbreaks, which historically wane in August.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

That all suggests Alphabet is positioned to gain cloud market share as long as AI-driven demand doesn’t wane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

However, tensions appeared to be on the wane a few weeks ago as the company met senior White House officials in what was described as a "productive" meeting.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

They understood that she could wax and wane for a long time.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

As interest in Tesla’s electric passenger vehicles wanes, the company is betting on the truck to give it a needed boost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Demand wanes in the following decade, with new units needed declining to 802,000 a year or 8.02 million.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

If the AI boom fizzles or the energy consumption of data centers wanes, they worry residents could be left paying off the infrastructure upgrades years from now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Although their popularity waxes and wanes like everything else, stories inspired by biblical texts have had a consistent presence on TV and film since the industry’s dawning.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026

‘Gondor wanes, you say. But Gondor stands, and even the end of its strength is still very strong.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

However, while the disease’s wider risk has waned, it has not vanished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Federal downsizing has waned since Elon Musk left his post last year as head of the Department of Government Efficiency.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

But Oddie's childhood interest in ornithology had never waned and, by the mid 1970s, he was developing a career as a naturalist.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Brent crude settled at $91.01 a barrel, up 2% on the day after hopes for quick progress toward a ceasefire waned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

But the excitement soon waned, and the afternoon seemed to pass like any other at home.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

The model eventually reached dealerships in 2024, when enthusiasm for electric vehicles was already waning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

The yen endured more selling pressure after hitting its weakest level against the dollar since 1986 owing to Fed hike bets and waning hopes for more tightening by the Bank of Japan.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Reading scores among high school seniors are at their lowest in decades, according to federal testing data, while schools across the country are grappling with how to respond to waning attention spans and artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Talk of America’s waning financial and economic hegemony has been greatly exaggerated.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 28, 2026

She had come flying from the top of a yellow train car, the waning sun lighting her up like a stained-glass window.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega