wearing out

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With a pot of glue, a blade and a keen eye, Manal al-Saadani repairs tattered banknotes -- a necessity in the Gaza Strip, where the cash in circulation is wearing out.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

When 85-year-old Jacqueline Page told him she was "wearing out", he told her: "That's the terrible thing I'm discovering. Bits don't work so well when you get past 70."

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

Carney remembers wearing out a copy of “Odelay” as a teenager while on a family road trip from Akron to Washington, D.C.;

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024

As the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps began looking at HCE events following incidents in 2022, they determined that the clutches may be wearing out faster than anticipated.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Harry took off his watch, which he was only wearing out of habit, as it didn’t work anymore, and stuffed it into his pocket.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling