wear out

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Components wear out over time, and repairing one issue can expose another.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“Everything was designed with the idea of being something that women would not only want to wear in the water, but just wear out walking around in everyday life,” Kasparian explains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Companies include depreciation in their earnings because eventually their fixed assets will wear out or become obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Style tip: Trench coats never truly go out of style, so you can be sure if you invest in one that you'll certainly get enough wear out of it.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Perhaps they would wear out all their last strength only to find more starving people and these strangers to them as well.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck