Whether or not that is true, the piquetero problem is showing no sign of fading away just yet.

ECONOMIST: Kirchner's dilemma over the piqueteros

The player is one of the team's most productive and shows no signs of fading in the immediate future.

WSJ: Soccer: Chelsea Figures Out How to Say Goodbye to Frank Lampard

The traditional Cockney accent is fading and is no longer so common even within earshot of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow church in east London, where by legend it was born.

ECONOMIST: England's regional accents

But elsewhere it is by no means clear that tolerance is fading.

ECONOMIST: By invitation: Iraq

Far from escaping into a world of polished illusions, I was able to see, in the depths of those mirrors, the world no longer darkened by diminishing hopes and fading dreams.

NEWYORKER: Miracle Polish

It bleeps for 100m years or so, gradually slowing down and fading away until its pulses are no longer strong enough to detect.

ECONOMIST: The dizziest, giddiest stars

Look no further than the drag on the Yankees payroll by fading stars like Mike Mussina, Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The past few decades, however, have seen a fading of such romantic pursuits, a phenomenon no better illustrated than with the end of NASA's shuttle program.

ENGADGET

Many new writers are no longer even considering traditional publishing, so those ranks are fading, too.

FORBES: Three Predictions for Book Publishing in 2013

Often, Gerhaher makes his presence felt not by turning up the volume as Fischer-Dieskau routinely did, even when no crescendo was indicated in the score but by fading away.

NEWYORKER: The Master��s Wake