as in to fade (away)
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First-time homebuyers are a vanishing breed First-time buyers represented only 21% of all home purchasers in 2025, a record low, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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Perhaps that last claim feels overblown, but movies indisputably falsify reality, presenting a world that seems hypervivid for a few hours but vanishes when the lights come up.
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Because there is so much moisture in the air, your sweat will not evaporate fast enough to naturally cool your body.
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The market read it as proof that America's AI lead had evaporated.
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Scientists expect auroral activity to taper off significantly by 2027 as the sun gets farther from the peak.
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The conditions were wet and and slippery at first, but the rain appears to have tapered off now.
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Who would just ride around in a golf cart, spinning yarns and giving out fantasy football advice?
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Others swarmed a civilian pickup truck that was giving out bread and water, until a soldier intervened.
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“Tail (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail%20%28off%29. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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