run out

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Recent Examples of run out By that single metric, a small subscription platform run out of London is more than thirty times more revenue-efficient than the company that gave us the iPhone. Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 The anniversary passports will only be available at the Washington Passport Agency for American citizens who apply for a new identification document until supplies run out, according to the State Department. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 But have the plucky B’s finally run out of lives? Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026 The district has already issued 1,000 pink slips, closed preschool programs and is slated to run out of cash in July. Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run out
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Verb
  • Consider heading all the way north along the sand several miles to the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park or go south along the sand to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines for whatever is biting.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
  • This phase is also an ideal chance to spot the bright streaks of material cast out during violent impact events.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Black Bear spokesperson Evan Nierman said the company kicked out the Vipers because the club’s participation numbers were declining and the rink needed a growing team to stay viable.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • The young Turner enrolled at Brown University in 1956, but he was kicked out three years later, reportedly for having a woman in his dorm room.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Young and Elijah came to blows on the apron, knowing that as soon as their feet touch the ground, they would be eliminated.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • ReCircled said Avery Dennison’s RFID technology helped eliminate some of the cost and operational inefficiencies of manual product identification, including inaccurate identification of garments.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • For example, a West Virginia law passed in early 2025 gives teachers more power to exclude disruptive students from their classrooms.
    Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Products governed by a trade deal with Canada and Mexico also were excluded.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez, Jim Rice, Carlton Fisk, Wade Boggs and Carl Yastrzemski, all of the living players whose numbers have been retired by the Red Sox, were on hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
  • The high court last month voted 6-3 to throw out a congressional map in Louisiana that had been drawn to protect the voting power of Black residents, a decision that limits the landmark civil rights law.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 8 May 2026

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“Run out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20out. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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