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“We are exhausting every lead, we have every officer invested in this, every investigator, every local agency,” Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason said.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

Most of the residents I met with said they want to return, but the paperwork, planning, financial considerations and uncertain timeline are exhausting.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

They are exhausting because they require constant vigilance, because they are not screaming out obvious bigotry, a la “I hate trans people.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2023

“We are using every piece of information we can to make sure we are exhausting our search efforts,” Burdian said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022

The British Ministry are exhausting all the resources of their subtility, if not of their treasures, to excite jealousies and diversions among the neutral, as well as belligerent powers.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various