fall away

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Recent Examples of fall away Kelce scored his first smash inside that region with the holiday smash, which started its time at No. 8 before falling away. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 With federal support falling away and a less supportive national policy, the innovation that has come from start-ups and private companies in this space may be negatively affected. London Business School, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Should this effort fall short—and should U.S. support fall away—the price will be steep. Norbert Röttgen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024 Christopher’s Leap is one of the new and already notorious double-blacks—to which a leap is required, as the trail essentially falls away 75% of the way down. Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fall away 
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Verb
  • Narcotics Use Use of narcotics other than heroin (including Vicodin, OxyContin, and Percocet) among 12th graders decreased to an all-time low of 0.6 percent in 2024, down from a peak of 9.5 percent in 2004.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Key Facts Shares of Trump Media decreased to just over $33 as trading opened Friday, lowering the value of Trump’s stake from $4 billion on Thursday to just over $3.8 billion.
    Ty Roush, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Yankees’ decision to go with Goldschmidt on a one-year contract is not without risk given his age and diminishing skills.
    Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The district is set to ask the Metro Council for use of $12 million surplus funds to partially offset the diminishing pandemic money.
    Maria Leontaras, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Monthly inflation subsided in November after showing little improvement in recent months.
    Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • With the help of psychologists, the symptoms, luckily, subsided.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Total passenger car sales in Thailand fell 23% through September compared to the same period last year.
    Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The proposal comes as Nissan is urgently cutting costs, having fallen behind in the global EV race, while both companies are struggling in the bruising Chinese automotive market.
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Demand for treatments like hip and knee replacements could decline over time as lighter bodies put less pressure on joints, some experts believe.
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Applebee’s same-store sales have declined for the last six straight quarters, according to company filings.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Conversely, getting a good night’s rest often seems to ease anxiety and take the edge off negative memories, studies suggest.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This weather pattern, driven by atmospheric rivers, has already delivered substantial precipitation this fall and early winter, easing drought conditions and boosting snowpack in the region.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • By the time the precipitation tapered off in the late morning, some 2 inches of snow had fallen in many parts of the city, including Central Park, according to the National Weather Service.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • This is especially true for NAND sold into consumer applications such as smart phones, where demand has tapered off.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024

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