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Subtracting legal fees and the home’s value, appraised at about $60,000, will empty the account.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

"Sustaining this rate will empty European and US stockpiles over 2024 and will require significant foreign purchases of ammunition," it said.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2023

Early every afternoon, his leg and the weather permitting, he will empty an old shag bag and hit balls for 40 to 90 minutes, starting with a 9-iron and working through the set.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 26, 2020

“The telephone, by bringing music and ministers into every home, will empty the concert-halls and the churches,” the Times said.

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2019

"You stink so much, your whole compartment will empty out."

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman