evaporate
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During the intervening period Arsenal sat at the top looking down on all below them, but they have had a nine-point lead evaporate in the past 11 days.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
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
That would make oil prices plunge because a massive premium from geopolitical risks would evaporate, he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
When ABC pulled the plug on the new season of “The Bachelorette,” its cast of suitors saw their 15 minutes of fame seemingly evaporate before it could begin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“Oh, the greatest fun,” he answered, but in a voice so mournful, with an expression so profoundly miserable, that Lenina felt all her triumph suddenly evaporate.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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