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to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually in the course of the evening the storm steadily waned
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Recent Examples of waned Public interest also waned after the moon landings — as dangerous and audacious as they were — seemed to become routine. —
Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 As the federal surge has waned, if not totally ended, Frey has sparred with the Minneapolis City Council over an ordinance to temporarily force landlords to delay evictions. —Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 But social interaction among judges appointed by different parties has waned. —Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 However, Liverpool fell to pieces after Erling Haaland opened the scoring from the penalty spot and Wirtz’s influence waned drastically before he was taken off midway through the second half. —James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 As the haven bid waned, the dollar erased its advance for the year. —Samantha Stewart, Bloomberg, 8 Apr. 2026 Tensions waned earlier this year after DART officials came up with proposals that were enough to persuade some, like Plano and Irving, to withdraw their referendum plans. —Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 4 Apr. 2026 Family-friendly movies occupying a bigger slice of cinemas is partially because adult moviegoing has waned. —ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026 Stephanie Ponto's private messages to Hallquist waned, but the comments on Hallquist's campaign page continued. —Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 As the federal surge has waned, if not totally ended, Frey has sparred with the Minneapolis City Council over an ordinance to temporarily force landlords to delay evictions. —Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 But social interaction among judges appointed by different parties has waned. —Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 However, Liverpool fell to pieces after Erling Haaland opened the scoring from the penalty spot and Wirtz’s influence waned drastically before he was taken off midway through the second half. —James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 As the haven bid waned, the dollar erased its advance for the year. —Samantha Stewart, Bloomberg, 8 Apr. 2026 Tensions waned earlier this year after DART officials came up with proposals that were enough to persuade some, like Plano and Irving, to withdraw their referendum plans. —Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 4 Apr. 2026 Family-friendly movies occupying a bigger slice of cinemas is partially because adult moviegoing has waned. —ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026 Stephanie Ponto's private messages to Hallquist waned, but the comments on Hallquist's campaign page continued. —Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Brent crude, the global benchmark, decreased to just more than $91 per barrel Friday afternoon after reaching lower to $89 earlier in the day.— Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
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Though the number of deadly attacks by separatists has decreased in recent years, the conflict shows no sign of resolution.— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Fortunately, drinking more water helped, and my symptoms eventually subsided.— Jenna Anderson, Health, 17 Apr. 2026
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The be-ins, the marches, and the riots had mostly subsided, leaving a strange quiet in their place.— Andrew Durbin, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
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Guthrie is 84, after all, and not in great health, so though in the first few days the focus was on trying to find her alive, at this point, the hopes of that have diminished greatly.— StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2026
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Quiet Maryam and mercurial Farhan—eight years apart—had often squabbled, gone through periods of not talking, but without her sister as a foil, Maryam was diminished.— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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In the piece, the Vicar of Christ is felled not by his oppressors but rather by a random cosmic event.— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Shell, now felled from his presidency of Paramount, is living proof.— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
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Brazilian Mara Flavia Souza Araujo, 38, vanished during the swim portion of Ironman Texas, held in Lake Woodlands just outside of Houston on Saturday.— David K. Li, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
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The investigation into the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mom, who vanished sometime between the night of January 31 and the early hours of February 1, continues, but there has not been any big development at any point in the investigation.— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026
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Immigration — long a pipeline for population growth — has ebbed significantly under a federal crackdown.— National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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But eventually, the anger ebbed; replaced by an all-too-familiar ache of grief laced with longing.— Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
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