evaporate
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Fifteen years ago, in an epic unraveling, McIlroy saw a four-shot Sunday lead evaporate with a collapse at Amen Corner — triple bogey, bogey, double bogey on holes 11, 12 and 13.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Such is the level of disgust and exhaustion, the public's fear of reprisals for speaking out is beginning to evaporate.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
That illusion can evaporate quickly in times of crisis when redemptions mount or the underlying assets reprice sharply.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
During a third round at Augusta National that saw Rory McIlroy’s lead evaporate, Shane Lowry cemented his place as golf’s resident hole-in-one specialist with a historic ace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
If, in other words, the matter were treated routinely and with a minimum of fuss, it would quickly evaporate.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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