run its course
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"Whatever the next Man Utd phase is, I think Martinez's time at the club has run its course."
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
With production at Platform Gilda dwindling to 1,100 barrels per day, staff said the rig would also run its course if it weren’t for fracking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Professional matchmaker Sarah Louise Ryan welcomed the move, saying Bumble's signature feature had "run its course".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Zeroing in on one of those drivers in particular, Rubner had this to say: “The leverage reset has largely run its course, creating room for systematic strategies to add exposure as volatility falls.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Whatever I’d begun the day I met Lissa had to run its course.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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