as in to tail (off)
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Was this how a predator self-vanishes?—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026 -
Loyalty points may be worthless Clint Henderson, a travel expert with The Points Guy, said many Spirit Airlines customers could see the value of their loyalty points vanish, with little chance of recovering them.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
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And what once looked like a breakthrough moment for this franchise is suddenly hanging in the balance – not gone, but quickly evaporating.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Warmer regions causes water to evaporate more, which means your fern's soil will lose it's moisture quicker.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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The other 10 points, besides the four touchdowns and field goal, were given out equally for victories in side competitions in between the first and second quarters and third and fourth quarters.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Gold House will celebrate the Gold100 and give out several awards for special achievement at the Gold Gala, the definitive annual Asian Pacific cultural celebration, on May 9 in Los Angeles.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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“Peter (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peter%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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