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Greg Lemond’s emergence came with Hinault on the wane, while Laurent Fignon’s brilliance came when Hinault was absent (1983) and battling back from injury (1984).
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 3 July 2025
But the family’s political fortunes now may be on the wane.
—Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
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.
—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
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 3 July 2025
But the family’s political fortunes now may be on the wane.
—Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
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.
—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
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“On the wane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20wane. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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