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wanes

  • plural of wane.
  • present tense form of wane (3rd person singular).

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As Competition Wanes, Amazon Cuts Back Its Discounts Jim Hollock’s first book, a true-crime tale set in Pennsylvania, got strong reviews and decent sales when it appeared in 2011.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2013

In the process he has handily polished off some of the best of Europe's middleweights: De Bruin, Kid Marcel, Jean Wanes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not an hour after she had first seen the fateful notice of "When the Honeymoon Wanes," Bertram's ring sounded at the door down-stairs.

From Miss Billy — Married by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

Never the joyful Message from heaven Wanes through the soul’s brief sojourn here.

From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by Aaberg, J. C. (Jens Christian)

To make matters worse she chanced to run across a newspaper criticism of a new book bearing the ominous title: "When the Honeymoon Wanes A Talk to Young Wives."

From Miss Billy — Married by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)