petering out

noun as in ebb

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And even this war-related growth is now petering out.

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He will be banking on the demonstrations petering out, over time.

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Five years after it looked as though Danny Welbeck's career was petering out, the 34-year-old sent Albion into the FA Cup quarter-finals.

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Analysts who spoke to the Times say two things need to happen for egg prices to stabilize: the bird flu petering out and a decline in hoarding.

But the good news is that conspiracy theories have a way of petering out.

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