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[van-ish] / ˈvæn ɪʃ /


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For a few hours, fear did not vanish.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Yet some users saying goodbye this week lamented the chasm that would be left after their companions vanish.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

However, the new study found that although the bonds vanish at the melting point, they unexpectedly return when the liquid is heated to even higher temperatures.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

If families don’t plan ahead, they can miss the tax breaks or watch money vanish from their flexible-spending accounts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Anya twisted to look back at Alfhercht while she kept her hand on the key, as if letting go of it meant it would vanish into the keyhole.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Right now, when you play Gkolomeev’s “world-record” video on YouTube, a medical-risk warning appears for barely five seconds — then vanishes.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

That doubt usually vanishes once it becomes a “he said, they said” case.

From Slate Apr. 22, 2026

When this setting is active, the chat vanishes from history and won’t influence future responses.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

In "Weapons," an original story that grossed $270 million worldwide, Madigan plays Gladys, the mysterious aunt of a young boy whose entire elementary school class vanishes one night -- at the same precise time.

From Barron's Mar. 15, 2026

There is a very moving passage where Achilles—overjoyed at the sight of the apparition—tries to throw his arms around the ghost of his old friend, and it vanishes.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Officials say some 1,800 localities have already vanished since the turn of the century -- ghost villages that have become nothing more than decaying buildings and a name on a map.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Then the sport started, and many concerns vanished over a fortnight of high quality competition and mostly good weather.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

They cannot serve as the foundation for imagining worlds vanished from existence.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

And yet the instant the memorial was opened to the public, all opposition vanished, and it was embraced by all factions, veterans and war protesters alike.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

The pendulum vanished into a puff of golden shimmer.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

The whole country would stop for the Mondiali, with cars vanishing from the streets and stores closing early.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

The 57-year-old New Jersey Republican last cast a vote in the House on March 5 before vanishing from Washington, D.C., and his home district for over 100 days.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

But, by November 2025, the home had once again been removed from the market, only to reappear in March 2026 for $2.3 million, where it remained for just a matter of weeks before vanishing.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

"When the city starts feeding the countryside, it means the country is done for," farmer Emil Deliev said from southern Bulgaria's mountains where small dairy farms are vanishing one after another.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

In this, 14 and 17, the vanishing point, incomprehensible in Aristotelian terms, is mysteriously obscured, showing how sensitive artists were to the clash between mathematics and philosophy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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