run its course
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It adds that the review "needs to run its course".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
That should shake off some of the concerns that the artificial-intelligence trade External link has run its course.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
He fears the strategy has run its course.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
The machinery of band life had run its course.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025
After the machine has run its course, you let the dishes cool enough to handle, unload the rack, and reload the dishwasher—all the while continuing to clear tables and fetch meals for stragglers.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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