exhaust

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Carvalho and district officials have acknowledged a multibillion-dollar reserve but have insisted that ongoing commitments and declining revenue are on track to exhaust those reserves in about three years, unless the district adopts austerity measures.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

And the administration will, if it has to, exhaust every other option to bring down oil prices as fast as possible.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

"Maybe it is only to provoke our nerves, to exhaust us, to kill our patience," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Running extreme distances may do more than exhaust muscles.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

“It’s a means of determining the relative merits of propellants. By using the number denoting the specific impulse, calculations can be made to determine the exhaust velocity of a rocket and ultimately its overall performance.”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam