vanishing

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The scuttling of too many legs, combined with the spider’s habit of suddenly vanishing from sight, give even the most stalwart observer a case of the shivers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Trump aired concerns about thousands of jobs vanishing, and said he hoped a buyer would emerge.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Cats slip in and out of their miniature palazzo, vanishing and reappearing as if through unseen doors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

So the residents face the real threat of seeing their homes demolished at some point in the next decade, and the village potentially vanishing.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

At night, when it cleared up, he went out in the wet grass and watched a young moon vanishing behind clouds and reappearing, over and over, like a swimmer out on the sea.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig