wanes
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The enthusiasm for investing in an asset riskier than government debt wanes as yields rise, and stock prices tend to drop unless earnings expectations are growing enough to make up for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
As interest in Tesla’s electric passenger vehicles wanes, the company is betting on the truck to give it a needed boost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
However, it expects gold, silver and platinum to recover strongly as the energy shock wanes later in the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Life waxes and wanes between peace and tumult, elation and despair.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
The starry night wanes long before I close.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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