out of gas
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"They claimed that we would run out of gas -- that is simply impossible," Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin said in a Facebook video published March 9.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
That does not mean India will run out of gas overnight.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
With the worst of the winter heating season over, the region is unlikely to run out of gas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
I don’t know if he’s out of gas, has a busted radiator, flat tires or is suffering from dementia.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
Had the island run out of gas in the few hours I’d been gone?
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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