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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Yet the welcoming attitude toward the Space Force fell away when the actions of Musk, the head of SpaceX, were called into play, as well as the Space Force’s labor record and the opportunity for SpaceX to find loopholes in military permit exemptions.
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Andi Shae Napier, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Oct. 2024
Drone footage shows the roof of the dome being ripped off in shreds, eventually falling away entirely to expose the dome’s supporting structural beams and the interior of the ballpark, from the stadium seating to the outfield.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
As the coal industry grew and barriers for individual consumers fell away, this cost advantage kept increasing until by 1885, Americans burned more coal than wood.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
The set debuted on the charts this spring and quickly fell away.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Andi Shae Napier, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Oct. 2024
Drone footage shows the roof of the dome being ripped off in shreds, eventually falling away entirely to expose the dome’s supporting structural beams and the interior of the ballpark, from the stadium seating to the outfield.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
As the coal industry grew and barriers for individual consumers fell away, this cost advantage kept increasing until by 1885, Americans burned more coal than wood.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
The set debuted on the charts this spring and quickly fell away.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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