run out of
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Hillary Dawa maintains he was "forced to stay behind" near Camp 3, which sits about 7,200m above sea level, because he had run out of oxygen and could no longer walk.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Social Security’s trust fund is expected to run out of money in 2032, at which point beneficiaries will receive only 78% of promised benefits, the Social Security and Medicare boards of trustees said on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The result is a wide range of forecasts but a narrower conclusion: Iran hasn’t run out of storage yet, but it is increasingly having to create more of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It’s also apparent toward the end — when “Boosters” seems to run out of either money or time — that the camera framing gets uncomfortably tight.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
He was tiring rapidly, and he’d run out of tricks.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
