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Meanwhile, the scallop and soup examples I mentioned above came, respectively, from Ed Yong’s “An Immense World,” about animal perception, and Sam Kean’s “The Disappearing Spoon”—of which I have completed 87% so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Disappearing Kimmel’s show, however, wasn’t going to go unnoticed.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025

Disappearing the ethics report will not disappear the evidence.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2024

Including my work Slack account, I am in four group chats dominated by chatter about the Case of the Disappearing Princess.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

There was no way of knowing where they might’ve taken him, so add Disappearing Petey to the list of mysteries needing solving.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles