running down

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They consist of pairs of poles on each side of the road, with a strip of wire mesh strung between and running down to the ground on either side.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

In fact, tailwinds from 2025 are becoming headwinds, as energy prices climb and the K-shaped recovery starts to crumble: “Paper-rich consumers supported spending by running down savings, however this is already dissipating,’ Carroll writes.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Evidence is accumulating that Beijing’s firepower is running down, as Logan Wright of the Rhodium Group consultancy noted in a recent report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“You can say, ‘Let’s write about water running down a river,’ not literally, but maybe as a metaphor for migration.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

She could hear signs of life in far-off rooms—the low mumble of a TV commercial, the beep of a microwave running down its count—but distantly, as if in a dream.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng