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as in to succeed
to turn out as planned or desired
the investment scheme didn't quite pan out
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A number of false reports initially gave hope for some closure for the Martin family, but none panned out.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
However, not all of his predictions have panned out.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
The state said that fears of mass layoffs and massive inflation didn’t pan out.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
Atwater had a couple of romances in the past that didn’t pan out, sometimes because of his work.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2024
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
However, not all of his predictions have panned out.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
The state said that fears of mass layoffs and massive inflation didn’t pan out.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
Atwater had a couple of romances in the past that didn’t pan out, sometimes because of his work.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2024
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The altered patterns of respiration might impact health and emotion, according to the paper, though more research will be needed to prove it.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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This balancing test often proves difficult to meet, especially for applicants whose work may not have an immediate and tangible impact on the U.S. economy or workforce.Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Whitmer — who succeeded Snyder — was just down the block that day holding her own event to boost Democratic candidates for the state House.Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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Tactically, this project succeeded: The PLO and its armed militants departed for Tunisia.Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
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In July, Max went into full paralysis and Freeman left the Dodgers to be with his family at the hospital.Issy Ronald, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Most went dormant in August and September, then the rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene made their way up here.Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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From noon to 1:30 p.m., guests 16 and older will gather in the Eaton Canyon Nature Auditorium for the conservancy’s training, which will go over safety tips for recreationists, including on bear spray and air horns.Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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But the footage later revealed, upon closer inspection, the backseat passengers in the Honda appeared to be covering the back window with a tarp while the driver went over to the front passenger side and then came out allegedly injured, ABC affiliate WABC reported.David Chiu, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recognize the risks of clicking the ‘Remember Me’ checkbox when logging into a website.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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By clicking on these shopping links, visitors will leave Goodmorningamerica.com.Claire Peltier, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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The group worked out a new set of rules for curves that can accommodate certain toy fermions.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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But in the show’s final episode, Agatha returns as a ghost to tell Billy that things worked out very differently in this instance because of his desire for the Witches’ Road to be real.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pan%20out. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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