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People lacking even the most basic resources were emptying stores out of everything from food to toilet paper.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023

More than a dozen people there, and in the Kherson region, told our colleagues that gas stations were running dry, grocery store shelves were emptying and A.T.M.s were out of cash.

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

People were emptying the shelves at grocery stores, rushing to the banks to withdraw money.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2022

Long queues of people were seen outside markets and shelves at supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City were emptying on Saturday, witnesses and state media said.

From Reuters • Aug. 21, 2021

The neighborhoods were emptying out, and it wouldn’t be long before there was no one else to help and little left to see.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers