run its course
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With production at Platform Gilda dwindling to 1,100 barrels per day, staff said the rig would also run its course if it weren’t for fracking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Zeroing in on one of those drivers in particular, Rubner had this to say: “The leverage reset has largely run its course, creating room for systematic strategies to add exposure as volatility falls.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Some point to signs that the impulse from tariffs on imported goods prices has finally run its course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
It adds that the review "needs to run its course".
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
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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