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Some retirees pay their adviser to reassure them that they can spend a certain amount without depleting their savings, even if crises or jarring surprises arise.

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Similarly, in the Pacific, interdiction by submarines and aerial mining of trade routes effectively depleted Japan’s fuel reserves by the war’s end.

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Elordi was still very thin when he made it to the Frankenstein set in Toronto, and utterly depleted.

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Having nearly depleted their island’s resources, and lacking a large enough canoe to leave, they face eventual extinction.

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The first isn’t happening at the moment, as U.S. shale producers have largely depleted their best spots and are focusing on keeping costs down.

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