petering out
Example Sentences
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Concerns about the profitability of artificial-intelligence ventures, convoluted debt deals underpinning data centers, and the future of chip demand had left some on Wall Street worried that the AI trade was petering out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Outbreaks in the U.S. are seasonal, usually occurring in the spring and summer before petering out in August.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
But that enthusiasm looks like it’s petering out, and investors are taking some money off the table.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
"Since starting fieldwork at Petrified Forest in 2014, we have collected over 3,000 fossils from the Sonselasuchus bonebed, and it doesn't seem to show any signs of petering out," Professor Sidor states.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026
Through the windows I see the city lights, glowing now but petering out even as I look at them.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
