fade away
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When he announced his retirement on Tuesday morning, however, those final few months were already starting to fade away as Wales and the rest of the footballing world paid tribute.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
If astrocytes help control whether fear memories are expressed or fade away, future treatments might target these cells alongside neurons to improve outcomes.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
“This has been done properly in tons of movies, and it’s just trusting yourself and having the confidence that, yeah, people are going to look at this drawing and not fade away from it.”
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
Yet that doesn’t mean the resilience among consumers that has been powering the economy and financial markets is going to fade away.
From Barron's • Dec. 6, 2025
It would eventually fade away completely, but for a little while, when I was back at Jawad Sahib’s estate, these hands would remain colored with the memory of this night.
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
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