out of key
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It said supply levels of of PPE got "dangerously low" – the inquiry was told at one point the NHS was just days away from running out of key items.
From BBC
Supply levels of PPE got "dangerously low" - the inquiry was told at one point the NHS was just days away from running out of key items.
From BBC
After clearing outer districts of greater Khartoum, the army has taken much of the city centre, pushing the RSF fighters out of key sites like government buildings and away from the military's General Headquarters, according to an army spokesman.
From BBC
Yet as a fulfillment of what had gone before, I found it unsatisfying, out of key and sort of unfair.
From Los Angeles Times
The charges led to an overhaul of FIFA’s leadership, including the ouster of its longtime president Sepp Blatter, and made celebrities out of key players in the case.
From New York Times
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