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exhausting

[ig-zaw-sting] / ɪgˈzɔ stɪŋ /


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Private equity firms have historically generated returns by cutting payrolls and reducing services at acquired companies before exhausting remaining assets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Keeping a home warm was physically exhausting, and involved exposure to smoke and fire safety risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

If expenses rise, we can use our cash reserves; only after exhausting those would I consider taxable IRA withdrawals.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

"The purchases were undertaken strictly out of extreme necessity as an extraordinary emergency measure in response to unprecedented geopolitical and supply-chain disruptions and only after exhausting all commercially and operationally viable alternatives," the report reads.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

But it was very exhausting for him, taking his baby ducklings for a walk.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall




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