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Speaking on the All The Smoke Fight Podcast, Paul directly opposed White's view by claiming that MMA is the sport that is actually on the wane.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Nevertheless, despite the occasional outbreak of explicit attacks and a background level of implicit hostility across the country, creationist attacks on evolution education are on the wane.
—Glenn Branch, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
If policymakers fear that the country’s power and influence are on the wane, then the potential for great-power war will rise considerably.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
But there was also a nagging feeling that his powers might be on the wane and that, if Walker was fearful of the media scrutiny that was on its way, elevating him to the captaincy might bring both unwanted publicity for the club and additional pressure on the player.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Nevertheless, despite the occasional outbreak of explicit attacks and a background level of implicit hostility across the country, creationist attacks on evolution education are on the wane.
—Glenn Branch, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
If policymakers fear that the country’s power and influence are on the wane, then the potential for great-power war will rise considerably.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
But there was also a nagging feeling that his powers might be on the wane and that, if Walker was fearful of the media scrutiny that was on its way, elevating him to the captaincy might bring both unwanted publicity for the club and additional pressure on the player.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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“On the wane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20wane. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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