end of the line
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Pending a change in regulation, this will be the end of the line for releases from the reserve, which is required by statute to maintain a minimum inventory of about 250 million barrels of oil.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
When it finally picked up, I was briefly horrified by what sounded like screaming on the other end of the line.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
Telegraphy was nearly instantaneous, but it required skilled operators at each end of the line to encode and decode the message, effectively slowing transmission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
When he got to the end of the line, at about 8:45 a.m., he noticed a handful of smoky areas in heavier brush, and a hand line that wasn’t cut properly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
Even though I couldn’t see Marcus on the other end of the line, I could tell that he might be crying too.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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