pan out

Example Sentences

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For Long Blockchain, formerly Long Island Iced Tea, the move didn’t exactly pan out.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Unless peace talks pan out fast, traders say high prices for specific Mideast crude cargoes will soon cascade to the U.S. and elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

When that didn’t pan out, he pitched what would eventually become “Survivor,” developing it with Buena Vista in hopes of selling it to ABC.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Amid the backdrop of heavy spending, the company’s AI effort is a “show me” story that has yet to pan out.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

But he obligingly got up and took the pan out of my hands.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank