fizzle
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"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 just as easy to find critics who think AI is just the latest tech fad that is doomed to fizzle before it achieves anything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
It was such disappointment for a fiercely loyal set of fans to watch this season fizzle away to relegation.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
The Ebola outbreak could swell into the next great pandemic, or it could be contained and fizzle out, which is certainly the preferable option.
From Salon ● May 20, 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
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
When the relationship finally fizzles out in 1847, one almost feels happy for Sand; she’s freed herself from yet another burden on her finances—and on her optimistic spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
A star quarterback fizzles, a new hire doesn’t work out—and so it’s back to the basics.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
Her romance fizzles, but a passion is born: She’ll now explore cemeteries around the globe, musing on the tales they tell, the cultures they mirror.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
More disturbingly, the serial fizzles prompted new questions about Livermore’s management, its work product, and its cost.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
She realized the need for a video version after one job application fizzled: Thompson declined a potential employer’s request for an AI-powered interview, which was labeled a “vibe check.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Most often these are industrial accidents, some process going awry, whether by fizzled technology or human error.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
But the American dream of winning the tournament for the first time fizzled out in shambolic fashion in the early hours of Tuesday morning with a hugely disappointing defeat by Belgium.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Craft beer and hard seltzers fizzled out after a few years of explosive growth, for instance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Hallowe’en had fizzled out, what with Charlie’s hand keeping us from mischief.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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
The rebound in software stocks appeared to be fizzling out as Wall Street pivoted back toward the chip and server makers that have helped power the market to all-time highs in recent months.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Briefly, Bailey Zappe, one of his backups, stirred up optimism before fizzling out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
His dream of springboarding into politics with an antipoverty message was fizzling, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
And the anger, it’s fizzling away, bubbles in soda, gone.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
