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It’s something that had waned over the years and been replaced by a greater emphasis on regional cooperation through institutions like the Organization of American States, and by U.S. soft power projected through development projects.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

This was in 2022, some time after the newsworthy surge of adoptions following the pandemic lockdowns that began in March 2020 had waned.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

By the end of the Triassic, the dung record revealed, dinosaurs dominated all levels of the ecosystem and their nondinosaur rivals had waned.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024

By September, a Stockton University poll showed that public support for wind turbines off the New Jersey coast had waned over four years, especially in Shore towns.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

Since then, interest in the planet had waned dramatically.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline