as in to tail (off)
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After alerting a flight attendant, the woman vanished into the rest room to avoid further entanglement.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026 -
The Furry Tales coexisted with candy characters for about a decade before quietly vanishing in the 1980s.—
John Haddad,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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The summer sun can evaporate water before roots can absorb it.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Apr. 2026
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With French support all but evaporated, organizers scramble for alternative sources.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Pull up an image of the bobblehead the Dodgers gave out before the game, commemorating Smith’s Game 7 World Series-winning home run.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Why collect distortive taxes to give out benefits only to tax back those benefits?—
Tomas J. Philipson,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Peter (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peter%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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