run dry
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We are worried the honey pot will run dry.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
Let the SPR run dry, perhaps by gradually selling forward contracts on its output.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
An overhaul of municipal water supply systems would address the "dysfunction" that had seen taps run dry in many towns and cities, he said, adding he would head a new National Water Crisis Committee.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
As the water table has declined, some residents’ wells have run dry, forcing them to install tanks and pay for trucked-in water until they can drill new wells.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Drought conditions that had made their well run dry.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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