tapped out
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Home with his mother before school, he was drafting a note to a teacher about a bad grade, and in between, he tapped out a few jokes and deleted each one.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Or retailers, which—when they finally stocked their shelves in 2022 after years of pandemic-related shortages—discovered that inflation-weary consumers were tapped out.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
When broke people stop buying Big Macs and Americans stop overpaying for guacamole, the consumer is tapped out.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
Except when they needed him most, he tapped out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
They had punched thousands of holes into the scrubby earth, and some believed it was only a matter of time before the place got tapped out.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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