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The sun is now thought to be on the wane, having peaked in late 2024, but the best aurora displays often occur in the few years after solar maximum.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
And now — in a gift better than a gold watch — he has been cast by his son as a major character: a Willy Loman with a happy ending, survivor of a punishing and quintessentially American business whose glory days are demonstrably on the wane.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
But with the combination of the shifting music landscape and their exploring new sounds, their popularity seemed on the wane.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Furthermore, that formerly notorious aspect of the thru-hiking experience, says Riddle, seems to be well on the wane.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside Online, 31 May 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
And now — in a gift better than a gold watch — he has been cast by his son as a major character: a Willy Loman with a happy ending, survivor of a punishing and quintessentially American business whose glory days are demonstrably on the wane.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
But with the combination of the shifting music landscape and their exploring new sounds, their popularity seemed on the wane.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Furthermore, that formerly notorious aspect of the thru-hiking experience, says Riddle, seems to be well on the wane.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside Online, 31 May 2025
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“On the wane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20wane. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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