fall off the radar

phrase

: to stop being noticed or talked about
an actor who has fallen off the radar

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Neglecting social channels means these leaders also fall off the radar of potential customers, too. — Heather Kelly, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022 But after some demos and news releases during the mid-teens, the technology seemed to fall off the radar. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022 Lacking a crystal ball, and wary of investing too heavily in protection against variants that could soon fall off the radar, vaccine makers are proceeding tentatively. — Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2022 With so many other pressing problems that need attention, things can just fall off the radar. — Angus Chen, STAT, 10 Dec. 2021

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“Fall off the radar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20off%20the%20radar. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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