run its course
idiom
—used to say that something begins, continues for a time, and then ends
The disease usually runs its course in a few days.
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Spotting a double-bottom pattern On the 6-month daily chart of SPY, an ETF that tracks the S & P 500, there’s a clear, objective pattern that can help determine whether the recent sell-off has run its course—it’s known as the double bottom pattern.
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
The new course of the Zegna brand began in January 2021, as Sartori acknowledged that traditional formalwear had run its course.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
Stock in the streaming giant fell 8.5 percent a day earlier after MoffettNathanson research analyst Robert Fishman warned in an investor note that a gain from turning password-borrowers into paying customers had possibly run its course.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
The remote work revolution appears to have run its course.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
The new course of the Zegna brand began in January 2021, as Sartori acknowledged that traditional formalwear had run its course.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
Stock in the streaming giant fell 8.5 percent a day earlier after MoffettNathanson research analyst Robert Fishman warned in an investor note that a gain from turning password-borrowers into paying customers had possibly run its course.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
The remote work revolution appears to have run its course.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Run its course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20its%20course. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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