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[van-ish] / ˈvæn ɪʃ /


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The bill’s backers insist that AM radio cannot vanish from the dashboard because it’s critical during emergencies.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

This is a major departure from the historic standard of net realized gains — thus, permitting managers to pocket performance fees on temporary highs that may vanish the next year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The equivalence principle says that gravity should effectively vanish locally for an observer in free fall.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

But it didn't expect the cans to vanish permanently.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

They waved goodbye to him, waiting for him to vanish before they darted into the dark cave.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Roll the account into an IRA and the exception vanishes permanently.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Once these materials drop below a critical temperature, their electrical resistance suddenly vanishes.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026

Right now, when you play Gkolomeev’s “world-record” video on YouTube, a medical-risk warning appears for barely five seconds — then vanishes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

That doubt usually vanishes once it becomes a “he said, they said” case.

From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2026

She vanishes before Marco can protest, as simply and elegantly as at the end of her act, her gown fading beneath his hands.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Among them were Bella Tola in the canton of Valais and Griessfirn in the canton of Glarus, both of which have now vanished permanently.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Afram released a trailer for the vanished film anyway—which included a misspelling of co-star Ben Kingsley’s name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Last week, as the AI concerns grew louder, the discount vanished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

On a street corner, entire display racks of sunglasses vanished.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

It was as if she vanished into thin air.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

The demolition has begun at Bengaluru's Urvashi Cinema, once a 1,200-seat movie palace where generations of filmgoers cheered and whistled, another casualty of India's vanishing single-screen era.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

In honor of Slate’s 30th anniversary, Luke waded into the comments section and discovered tales of love, loss, and a vanishing form of online community.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, ice vanishing due to climate warming is steadily destabilizing mountainous regions like the Himalayas, scientists say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

"We hope that by putting this extraordinary bird into millions of pockets and purses, we can spark a nationwide conversation about a species at real risk of vanishing from Britain forever."

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

A vanishing like that could make you feel the deepest sort of unseen and unwanted, and suddenly she is feeling those same things again.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti


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