pan out

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Smart said she was a little taken aback when she first learned how things would pan out for aging comic Deborah Vance and her mentee Ava Daniels, played by Hannah Einbinder.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 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

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

This auditioning might pan out for individual judges, but it’s a profound problem for the judiciary.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

“Well, Junior Watkins’s Wonderful didn’t pan out, did it?”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney