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depletion

NOUN
exhaustion
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“Markets are effectively pricing the reopening of the supply pipeline rather than the underlying depletion of inventories.”

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

That took 20 months of diplomacy but didn’t cost American lives, a depletion of munitions or countless billions of dollars.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026

The Medicare report is no less sobering, with the Hospital Insurance trust fund, otherwise known as Medicare Part A, scheduled for depletion in 2033, when revenues are expected to cover 89% of incurred program costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The two funds are legally separate entities, each with its own actuarial projections and estimated depletion dates.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

It may well be that some of the findings about diminished reproduction are also linked with interference with biological oxidation, and consequent depletion of the all-important storage batteries of ATP.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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