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• Some kitchens lose steam by meal’s end, treating desserts like a chore.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
• In the second half, however, the Bucks appeared to lose steam.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
• But the show didn’t lose steam after Tinashe’s swift departure.
  — Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2023
• He would be removed from office, and the movement against those who impeached him would lose steam.
  — Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 31 July 2023
• And there are plenty of signs that spending will continue to lose steam.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 18 July 2023
• Even though their relationship was appearing to lose steam, the pair still made it to the altar.
  — Wendy Geller, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
• With better benefits for care, women are more likely to stay in the workforce—and not lose steam in their salaries.
  — Rae Witte, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2023
• And a threat to boycott a rapidly approaching season will soon lose steam.
  — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2020
• The powerful storm, located about 300 miles north of Bermuda, will soon lose steam.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2023
• Sarah Polley’s breathtaking drama seemed to lose steam once the fall fests ended.
  — Glenn Whippcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2023
• Still, hiring has slowed in each of the past few months, raising the prospect that the recovery will lose steam before the workers who lost their jobs in the pandemic are able to return to work.
  — Jay Heflin, Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2020
• Still, economists expect the economy to lose steam in the months ahead, but a full blown recession this year is anything but assured.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 30 June 2023
• North Park began to lose steam after the original trolley system was torn up and shoppers followed the freeway to the nearest mall.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
• But some money managers are concerned that stocks’ high valuations may mean the rally will lose steam.
  — Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ, 10 May 2021
• Equities usually lose steam and then bounce back over several months, not weeks.
  — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2020
• Because Clark’s road show began as a flamboyant provocation in the heat of the pandemic, there was some question if the pageant would lose steam as mandates were lifted.
  — Sam Kestenbaum, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2022
• But since so many aspects of our physique – from eyesight to strength, endurance to pain tolerance – contribute to athleticism, the arms race of doping won’t lose steam any time soon.
  — Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2013
• But at a point when most other long-running shows would start to lose steam, Virgin River is only getting hotter and more popular.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 28 July 2022
• Finally, Russian air power, missiles, and suicide drones will attempt to grind down the Ukrainian spearheads and force the offensive to lose steam.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 May 2023
• In 2014 Communist Party leaders waited for the protesters to lose steam.
  — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2020
• Hiring, however, has slowed each of the past few months, raising the worrying prospect that the recovery will lose steam before the workers who lost their jobs in the pandemic are able to return to work.
  — Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2020
• Rhoads said the vaccination gaps may get worse, not better, as society reopens and public health strategies lose steam.
  — Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 June 2021
• Hiring, however, has also slowed each of the past few months, raising the worrying prospect that the recovery will lose steam before the workers who lost their jobs in the pandemic are able to return to work.
  — Jay Heflin, Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2020
• Ignored long enough, toddlers who are throwing tantrums will eventually lose steam and move onto something else.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 6 July 2020
• Without Trump at the top, however, Markiewicz worries that the movement the president started — Trumpism — will lose steam, which is why so many supporters don’t want to concede the 2020 election.
  — Michael Hamad, courant.com, 17 Nov. 2020
• An economic rebound is under way after a 12% slump in the second quarter, but it’s expected to lose steam, resulting in more job losses.
  — Albertina Torsoli, Bloomberg.com, 19 Aug. 2020
• With a flashy best-seller, which could be expected to lose steam over time, the library might buy a large number of cheaper licenses that would expire relatively quickly.
  — Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2021
• The high cost of gas and food is causing US consumers to pull back spending on other items, another sign that America's economy — while still looking solid — could be starting to lose steam.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 16 June 2022
• America’s jobs recovery didn’t lose steam in the new year and a key measure of jobless claims dropped to its lowest level since March 1970, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
  — Anneken Tappe, CNN, 24 Feb. 2022
• On Monday, official data showed growth continued to lose steam in the April to June months, prompting urgent calls by economists for more stimulus from Beijing.
  — Juliana Liu, CNN, 20 July 2023

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024