goes off

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Switzerland’s Sandoz sees Canada and Brazil markets as testing grounds before semaglutide goes off patent in Europe and the U.S. in the 2030s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

As a young leg-spinner, Ahmed will have times when his bowling goes off the boil, but he also has an X-factor.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“When alarm goes off ICE is in the community,” read the fliers, posted in both English and Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The line between TMI and TLI—too little information—can feel like playing the board game Operation: one tiny flinch in either direction and the buzzer goes off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

As soon as the water goes off in the bathroom, I close out of the email, out of my account entirely, and shut the computer with a snap.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy