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tapped out







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Or retailers, which—when they finally stocked their shelves in 2022 after years of pandemic-related shortages—discovered that inflation-weary consumers were tapped out.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Excluding gasoline, sales increased 0.6% month over month, with analysts seeing evidence consumers are not yet tapped out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

When broke people stop buying Big Macs and Americans stop overpaying for guacamole, the consumer is tapped out.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

Many would-be funders of Cuomo or other hypothetical candidates have simply tapped out, and many in New York’s business elites no longer want to send good money after bad.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

They were trapped and tapped out of ideas and cash and just waiting to collapse, and I was glad I wouldn't be around to watch it all happen.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos




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