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run dry





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Let the SPR run dry, perhaps by gradually selling forward contracts on its output.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

An overhaul of municipal water supply systems would address the "dysfunction" that had seen taps run dry in many towns and cities, he said, adding he would head a new National Water Crisis Committee.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Barring congressional action, the Social Security retirement fund is set to run dry in 2033.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

A study by Dr David Mansfield and satellite data firm Alcis warns that some regions could run dry within five to ten years, endangering millions of livelihoods.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Some blamed it on themselves, acknowledging that the passion they had had for teaching twenty years ago had run dry.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger