as in to spend
to make complete use of
we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal
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Recent Examples of play out
The same seasonal cycle plays out every year, according to data from the Census Bureau’s Monthly Retail Trade Survey.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The legal battle over Smith's report on Trump The Justice Department's publication of the first volume of Smith's report marked the culmination of a fast-moving legal battle that transpired over the past week and played out days before Trump is to be sworn in for a second term.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, the new Walmart logo is a perfect example of several psychological factors playing out over the internet in unison.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Trump will also appeal the case in an effort to wipe his record clean of the 34 felony convictions, which will need to play out over the coming months or even years.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The legal battle over Smith's report on Trump The Justice Department's publication of the first volume of Smith's report marked the culmination of a fast-moving legal battle that transpired over the past week and played out days before Trump is to be sworn in for a second term.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, the new Walmart logo is a perfect example of several psychological factors playing out over the internet in unison.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Trump will also appeal the case in an effort to wipe his record clean of the 34 felony convictions, which will need to play out over the coming months or even years.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Presley’s current win has spent quite a bit more time on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart than his recent holiday favorite, though.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Travis Scott’s Utopia spent its first four weeks at No. 1 in 2023.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
13 Jan. 2025
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The relatively favorable costs for food consumed at home were primarily due to flat or falling prices for fruit, vegetables, dairy products, cereals, and bakery products.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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However, given the high calories and fat in cheese, experts recommend consuming the dairy product in moderation.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
15 Jan. 2025
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Cornell said the next step is to drain the New Glenn rocket of its fuel.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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And, if more private schools did open in rural areas, that would drain enrollment from public schools that often served as centers of the community.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2025
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Two of those teenagers, Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, lay flat on their backs at full time, exhausted by yet another 90 minutes.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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But the last of those emergency dollars are being exhausted this fiscal year and won’t be available to help in the next two-year state budget, which Lamont will propose to lawmakers on Feb. 5.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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Theoretically, if 1,000 tonnes of CO2 is artificially pulled out of the ocean’s upper layer, the ocean will eventually draw down 1,000 tonnes of CO2 from the air.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Dec. 2024
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The goal isn’t to grow a large sum of money in an investment account and then draw down from it to live on.—
George Acheampong,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Fry up some ham, or simply use up cold breakfast ham, and you're set with quite the traditional lunch that many Southern kids are familiar with.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Jan. 2025
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New York can use up to three retention spots this trade deadline, which would be a shrewd way to collect middle-round draft picks.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Tailor For Expense Reduction Messaging When crafting your capabilities statement, customize it to showcase how your business can help agencies reduce costs: • Use metrics to quantify savings from previous contracts.—
Col. Rafael Marrero,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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And the disaster has exposed holes in the region's preparations to reduce the chances of fires getting so unmanageable and to keep communities safer.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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Sustainable farming practices, such as planting cover crops or reducing fertilizer use, will also prevent nutrient runoff from feeding the algal blooms, as would reducing the amount of land that’s covered in concrete and installing more green infrastructure that absorbs rainwater.—
Diana Kruzman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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These can prevent the body from fully absorbing doxycycline.—
Megan Nunn,
Verywell Health,
22 Jan. 2025
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