spoken for
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All of this year’s supply is spoken for, and 2027 order books are getting close to full.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
"All these billions of individuals that existed through time are spoken for by this one specimen."
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
U.S. gas exporters don’t have capacity available to ship much more LNG abroad than they already are, and much of their current output is spoken for in 20-year supply deals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Anastasia McClain knew she was in financial trouble when her entire paycheck was spoken for before it even hit her bank account.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
Neither of us had spoken for several minutes.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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