pan out

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During its fourth-quarter earnings call in January, the company said it expects Chinese sales to comprise only 20% of 2026 sales, though it made a similar prediction about 2025 that did not pan out.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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

Nobody wants to hear it, but success would mean underwriting many procurement experiments and some systems that don’t pan out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

He was tense, rushed, distracted, praying this job would pan out.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz