ran out
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In one recent July 4 parade Bhakta was driving what he said was one of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 Lincolns when it ran out of gas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The Aggies ran out a threat in the fourth.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
"We ran out... with only clothes on our backs. We left our cars, our livelihoods, our homes, and our farms behind. We have nothing left," he added.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The bill became the second abolitionist proposal to pass through a committee this spring before time ran out to pass it this session.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
The mice killed the trees, and then, when those ran out, died themselves.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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