as in to subside
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 wane
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, the number of international Chinese students has been waning since the pandemic.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
You’re left enduring a bumpy ride on a road to nowhere, in other words, and neither the film’s wane familiarity nor its welcome, pro-smut good intentions can make the journey worthwhile.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
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Verb
So, the Polynesian adventure hasn’t waned in popularity since the first Trump administration.
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The wax and wane of terrorism warnings over the years has generally corresponded with the level of actual risk.
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But this trend might be subsiding, according to the NAR report.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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But foot traffic subsides after two years, Young said, while zoos spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on bamboo that the pandas sometimes refuse.Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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In a social climate where loneliness is on the rise and hanging out is at an ebb, more experiences are vital, Kumar says.Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 13 Sep. 2024
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At the same time, Tehran is finally being unshackled from U.S.-led economic sanctions, which will increase Iran’s power dramatically at the very moment Saudi Arabia’s relationship with the United States is at its lowest ebb in decades.Andrew L. Peek, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2016
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Its leadership has been decimated, and its operational capabilities have been diminished to an extent that seemed unthinkable a year ago.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Samsara’s Welbourne asserts that his company has good reason to be confident that its AI models are solid and will avoid false positives or false negatives that would diminish the tool’s usefulness to drivers and fleet operators.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2024
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The decline was widespread, occurring in 46 states.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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With inflation now easing and interest rates dropping, experts hope Americans will continue chipping away at the decline or reverse it this year.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Fifty-two percent of companies found that implementing AI decreased their supply chain management costs—and for 41%, a decrease of over 10%.Bobby Marhamat, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Lower tuition, more grant aid and a decreasing number of students graduating with debt are key factors.Nadia Lopez, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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Tennessee is rediscovering its volunteer spirit after a pandemic-era slump.Adam Tamburin, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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China’s industrial profits dropped by 10% in October from a year ago, data showed Wednesday, in another sign that Beijing’s recent stimulus measures have yet to reverse a slump in corporate earnings.Dylan Butts, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
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After getting shut out by the Wild on Wednesday, the Sabres needed two goals late in the third period to force overtime against the Canucks before falling 4-3.Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
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Wayfair’s Black Friday sale is an annual shopping event that officially falls the day after Thanksgiving.Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Even more concerning, each subsequent medication attempt further decreases a patient's chance for remission.Megan Bruneau, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The goal of treatment is remission, where all the signs and symptoms of cancer are gone.4 Cervical cancer treatment options include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.Heidi Cope, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Wane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wane. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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