So the urge to buy things on credit disappeared.

NPR: After The Bailout

The entire world saw them a year ago when, among other things, the Novi Sad bridges disappeared one by one.

BBC: Milosevic's 'moral victory'

Things like water, milk, bread, rice and even toilet paper have completely disappeared from supermarkets in my neighborhood.

FORBES: In Tokyo, Shortages And Fear Now Abound

As it quickly disappeared downstream it brought home how often we can focus our fear on the wrong things.

FORBES: Know What to Fear: Where are you misplacing your fear?

As things turned out, the surplus that gave life to the initial Bush tax cuts had all but disappeared by the end of 2001 as the economy slowed unexpectedly.

FORBES: Does Anyone Still Remember Why We Have The Bush Tax Cuts?