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About 70% of the fire survivors in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena areas are unable to move back into their homes, leaving them paying high rents on temporary housing for more than a year, which has tapped out their savings and placed about half into serious debt.
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Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
The contestants are isolated from one another, with the sole goal being to outlast everyone else and avoid tapping out.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
Officers are feeling tapped out and believe the federal surge has negatively impacted their efforts to regain the public’s trust, according to the police source.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
And the Niners have made the universe tap out.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
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Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
The contestants are isolated from one another, with the sole goal being to outlast everyone else and avoid tapping out.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
Officers are feeling tapped out and believe the federal surge has negatively impacted their efforts to regain the public’s trust, according to the police source.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
And the Niners have made the universe tap out.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Tap out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20out. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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