run out

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Recent Examples of run out Ellison’s office had expressed concern that in future cases, companies could use litigation to stall for time and likewise run out the clock. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026 But those agreements and that money are set to run out by the end of 2026. Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025 If the shutdown lasts until December, says Tommy Sheridan of the National Head Start Association, still more programs would see their funding run out. The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025 That reliance on just a handful of tech names has more investors nervous a correction could be near, if the big AI names fail to sustain their leadership or run out of momentum. Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run out
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Verb
  • But not everyone is satisfied by Andrew being cast out from the royal family.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Born with eerily psychic powers, she was cast out and neglected, eventually drowning in a dark well.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Now, however, Rebecca says her parents get a kick out of watching her kids compete.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Production declined by 75% between 2013 and 2020, according to the Financial Times, after successive Chavismo regimes nationalized the oil companies there, kicked out foreign oil drilling expertise, and triggered a flight of its own drilling specialists.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This design concept predates the work triangle, and the presence of an additional kitchen space influences the functionality and design of the main kitchen, potentially eliminating the traditional triangle.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
  • And as technology has evolved, proposals for interstellar spacecraft have become more miniaturized and automated, eliminating much of the need for human oversight (and even astronauts to pilot them).
    Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The team was excluded from an October race in Italy, the Giro dell'Emilia, because of concerns over potentially disruptive pro-Palestine protests.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • One-time use and valid towards food purchase only, alcohol excluded; no cash value and cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion (including happy hour) excludes tax and gratuity.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Courts have thrown out similar requests in other states.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
  • In the comments, readers had mixed reactions to the man's plan to throw out the food.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026

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“Run out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20out. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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