Will they continue to simply wait it out, hoping the movement will just fade away?

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But when Apple fails with these products and features, they just fade away.

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Which brings us to Myth No. 3: The "social issues" are unwanted artifacts of a primitive religious past that will eventually just fade away.

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Just as photos fade because of oxidation, cosmetics firms would like you to think that skin is preserved with anti-oxidants.

ECONOMIST: Technological change

"It's not the kind of situation where fears are just going to fade away, since the required amount of aid that Spain will need is likely to mount given the increasing needs of local government, " said Masayuki Doshida, a senior market analyst at Rakuten Securities in Japan.

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But the effects of those tax cuts are beginning to fade, just as prices at American petrol pumps rise.

ECONOMIST: Soft patch or marshland?

When the news reaches her of Owen Smith's appointment, you get the feeling that glow might fade, just a bit.

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Just as eyesight and hearing fade with age, so too does the sense of smell, experts say.

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To make matters worse, the batteries in electric cars fade with time, just as they do in a cellphone.

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And just as the past started to fade and it seemed as if this place was a far cry from the old-world apple strudel feel of the former West, I overheard a conversation.

BBC: A tale of two Berlins

Or, when we meet again at this Forum in one year or five years or ten, will we have seen the prospects for reform fade and remember this moment as just a mirage in the desert?

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Purchases start to fade as the month goes on and slow dramatically just before month-end.

FORBES: No Recovery Possible While U.S. Consumer Continues Deleveraging

Just as I opened my mouth to speak, the set seemed to fade into a gauzy haze.

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Because as the alarm bells fade, and the din of Washington rises, the danger is we just forget what happened and we start thinking we should go back to business as usual.

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