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as in to succeed
to turn out as planned or desired
the investment scheme didn't quite pan out
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Recent Examples of pan out
Though at least one family came forward to claim her after seeing her picture in local newspapers, this lead failed to pan out.
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Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
If Mattel plans to make a movie about the card game Uno, who says AirPods can’t be the next big screen star?
Advantages: Apple doesn’t have to invest big bucks into distribution, in case the company’s future theatrical ambitions fail to pan out.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 June 2025
Unfortunately, the moves did not pan out, and Dallas was quick to get assets back in return.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
No one really knows which young players will find themselves early, which ones will take a while longer to develop, and which ones will just never pan out.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
If Mattel plans to make a movie about the card game Uno, who says AirPods can’t be the next big screen star?
Advantages: Apple doesn’t have to invest big bucks into distribution, in case the company’s future theatrical ambitions fail to pan out.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 June 2025
Unfortunately, the moves did not pan out, and Dallas was quick to get assets back in return.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
No one really knows which young players will find themselves early, which ones will take a while longer to develop, and which ones will just never pan out.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pan out
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And the petrochemical manufacturers of artificial turf have not proven the safety of their product, especially for children.—
Dr. Philip J. Landrigan,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
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In the post, Witherspoon sported a striped shirtdress paired with a lightweight baby blue cardigan, proving once again that functional fashion doesn’t have to sacrifice style.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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Xiaomi has succeeded, while Apple barely got off the ground.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Smith succeeds former Maryland athletic director Damon Evans, who departed for SMU in March after a simmering conflict with former head men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard came to a head during the Terrapins’ NCAA Tournament run last season.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 July 2025
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New Hampshire law even goes a step further to prohibit deepfakes of any kind that cause reputational harm, including deepfakes of political candidates.—
Angela Eichhorst,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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The action by the state legislature, set to go into effect in 2026, has already led Scott to completely reshape the business model of what has been 7 Point Farm and Apothecary, formerly in the Midway Center on Lebanon Road.—
Maria Leontaras,
The Tennessean,
15 July 2025
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Teams regularly exceed their bonus pools, but no team has gone over the 5 percent threshold since the draft bonus pool system was implemented in 2012.—
Melissa Lockard,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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In between vacuuming sessions, go over your wicker furniture with a duster.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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To log in, click here. SubscribeSign in SubscribeLog in RevContent Feed Most Popular More in Politics Trump urged supporters to see conspiracies everywhere.—
Gabriella Fine,
Baltimore Sun,
15 July 2025
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To read how Newsweek uses AI as a newsroom tool, click here.—
Matthew Impelli,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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For mathematicians, conferences, workshops and research talks are not just opportunities to share research and network but also crucial moments to work out tough problems together with colleagues, pose field-propelling questions and generate new ideas.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
18 July 2025
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Japan imports 770,000 metric tons of rice tariff-free every year, around half of which comes from the U.S. Above that quota, Japan tariffs foreign rice at ¥341 (about $2.30) per kilogram, which works out to a tariff of around 227% according to a calculation by the Japan Times.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
18 July 2025
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