as in to tail (off)
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We’re done watching cash vanish while our kids go without.—
Ryan J. Taylor,
Boston Herald,
20 Mar. 2025 -
The Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on a flight from Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2025
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It’s evaporated faster than morning dew in the desert.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The money the couple saved for a down payment on a home has evaporated into attorneys fees and savings to pay a bond for her release, if she's given that chance.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
16 Mar. 2025
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Never give out personal information over the phone or text.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Deputies from the Broward County Sheriff's Office will collect bracelets to give out during difficult calls involving children.—
Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Peter (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peter%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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