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The contestants are isolated from one another, with the sole goal being to outlast everyone else and avoid tapping out.
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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
Hundreds of schools across New York, including dozens on Long Island, have to take old water fountains and taps out of commission.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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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
Hundreds of schools across New York, including dozens on Long Island, have to take old water fountains and taps out of commission.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Tap out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20out. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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