Word: wane
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...Factor in the '30s and '40s. Although Farrah Fawcett sold untold amounts of Wella Balsam conditioner in the '70s and L'Oréal has had a revolving army of actors proclaiming "Because I'm worth it" for four decades, the cachet of the beauty endorsement had been on the wane since the late '80s and early '90s. Models supplanted actors as the "faces" of brands, and celebrities were forced to skulk off to foreign markets like Japan's to fulfill lucrative endorsement contracts under the radar. But a quick glance at a women's magazine in 2006 reveals that there...
...Saturday, he was back in Munich, where the sun was still shining. This time, of course, the warm welcome was not for some "unknown", but for the hometown priest-made-pope. Still, with surveys showing faith on the wane on the native soil of the Holy Father, the Pope was doing his best to keep positive as he spoke with reporters just before takeoff on a jet at Rome's Ciampino airport...
...international view of the world that she had upon her graduation 25 years ago, as well as the same fire to take on new challenges.“What amazes me is that Robin retains her enthusiasm and genuine concern for others that many of us see wane as the years passed,” says Bjelland.“Having been an international student at Harvard, I would say that increasing international outreach is critical to ensuring Harvard’s continued greatness as an institution,” says Hill, who hails from Australia. “Bringing...
...bird counts, Dutch scientists report that populations of a migratory species called the pied flycatcher have plummeted an astonishing 90% over the past two decades in some areas of the Netherlands. And in that case, there doesn't seem to be any doubt about why: flycatchers are on the wane because climate change has made them late for dinner...
...typical bit of dialogue. Sfar's endlessly inventive and funny variations on the supernatural theme - e.g. the werewolf changing back to human only if a girl kisses him, "but with a wolf's face it's not gonna be a cakewalk" - add fresh comedic blood to the otherwise wane romantic Vampire genre. Funny, truthful and clever, Vampire Loves is one of the best comix of the year...