as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away
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As the tracks featured on The Death of Slim Shady fall away and fans turn their attention to other songs, several of Eminem’s classics are on the rise.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Here are six books that can—like a good movie—make the rest of the world fall away.
—Fran Hoepfner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2024
The non-reusable stage then fell away to crash into the Atlantic and the flight continued on the power of the Centaur 5 upper stage's two Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C engines.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
In his first fall away from the sidelines in 49 years, football’s dour Da Vinci is keeping the wolf from the door with at least six different media gigs, including a plum role as the first-half scowler-in-residence on ESPN2’s Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli, aka the ManningCast.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Sep. 2024
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Here are six books that can—like a good movie—make the rest of the world fall away.
—Fran Hoepfner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2024
The non-reusable stage then fell away to crash into the Atlantic and the flight continued on the power of the Centaur 5 upper stage's two Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C engines.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
In his first fall away from the sidelines in 49 years, football’s dour Da Vinci is keeping the wolf from the door with at least six different media gigs, including a plum role as the first-half scowler-in-residence on ESPN2’s Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli, aka the ManningCast.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Sep. 2024
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Selling and marketing expenses decreased to $0.03 million from $0.23 million, primarily due to a decrease in sales revenue.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Two items better known for cleaning swimming pools and moisturizing dry skin might help protect the Earth’s corals and decrease antibiotic resistance and pollution in the ocean.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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As new ways become familiar, employees recognize their advantages, and resistance gradually diminishes.Peter Follows, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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But now, arrivals have diminished significantly, and officials closed the city’s last migrant shelter last month.Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Storm surge, wind and rain should subside on the island Wednesday night as Rafael traverses the Gulf of Mexico.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Yes, but: The boom in business that the pandemic provided as consumers sought testing and vaccines subsided by 2023— pushing both Walgreens and CVS to make massive investments in primary care delivery to secure their future in health care.Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Valor recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock after that as Regis fell a win short of the quarterfinals for the second year in a row.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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That’s in part because Democrats fell short in their bid to flip enough battleground districts in Southern California and the Central Valley to help the national party win a majority.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Frank, who turns 70 next year, is quoted in the series but declined to participate further.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Balancing a business that’s declining but still throws off lots of cash with new streaming imperative has been the top consideration for media companies and a very knotty one.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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Exercise will ease stress and encourage you to kick back, evaluate and conclude what’s best for you.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Getting outside and going on a walk or run is certainly one way to get some fresh air and ease your mind.Carolyn Burt, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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Increasing Daytime Movement Whitetail research shows that daytime movement gradually increases throughout summer and fall, peaks during the rut, and tapers off into the late season.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 24 Oct. 2024
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For her monologue, Grande wore a magenta strapless dress complete with a corseted top and an extreme sweetheart neckline, which flared out into a voluminous tulip skirt that tapered off at her calves.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024
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