as in to cast out
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By Tuesday, the day before Hurricane Milton made landfall, many of the gas stations in the Tampa Bay area had run out of gas.
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Stephanie Claytor, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Now, scientists are warning humanity has run out of time to deal with an existential, global threat.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
There's just one problem—the FCC, as of June 1, ran out of funds to keep the ACP going.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The Trail Blazers then ran out the clock to secure the win.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie Claytor, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Now, scientists are warning humanity has run out of time to deal with an existential, global threat.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
There's just one problem—the FCC, as of June 1, ran out of funds to keep the ACP going.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The Trail Blazers then ran out the clock to secure the win.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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When the gator came up a second time Sasser’s dad, Marty, and her friend Justin Pettway cast out two heavy treble hooks with their spinning rods and snagged it.Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
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Instead, rival elites spend their time jockeying for positions in his inner circle—sometimes succeeding, and sometimes being cast out.Adam E. Casey, Foreign Affairs, 4 Feb. 2022
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There was one notable exception: Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne, a Republican, got kicked out of a voting center at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix for crossing the 75-foot line that marks the campaigning limit.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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Raising the Bar 38 Raising the Bar Shop at New moms (or moms-to-be), serious hydrators, and sober-curious folks might get a kick out of Raising the Bar.Sara Coughlin, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024
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A week after Nader and Savchenko were eliminated from the competition, a source told PEOPLE that the couple broke things off.Esther Kang, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Other provisions pin down how states designate electors, in order to eliminate the possibility of fakes crashing the Electoral College.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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Total expenses excluding management fees increased to $438,982 from $238,942.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The offer is valid for dine-in visits only and excludes alcoholic beverages.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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The comments prompted backlash from Trump opponents on social media, with some users posting about burning or throwing out their New Balance sneakers and others threatening boycotts.Ayesha Javed, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024
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Here’s the kicker: Caudalie founder Mathilde Thomas discovered that the vineyard’s leftover grapes and stalks – which remained after distilling, and which were typically thrown out and wasted – contain powerful polyphenols, a facial anti-aging, antioxidant compound found in grapes and grapevines.Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Run out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20out. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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