run dry
phrase
1
: to use up an available supply
2
: to become exhausted or spent
his inspiration had run dry
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While federal pandemic aid has boosted the state budget for years, that funding is running dry.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
The Social Security trust fund will run dry in 2032, unless Congress combines the program's old-age and disability funds, in which case insolvency would arrive in 2034, the report found.
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Max Zahn,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Running on fumes But after more than four years of war, that well is running dry.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
The Social Security trust fund will run dry in 2032, unless Congress combines the program's old-age and disability funds, in which case insolvency would arrive in 2034, the report found.
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Max Zahn,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Running on fumes But after more than four years of war, that well is running dry.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
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“Run dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20dry. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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