as in to spend
to make complete use of
we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal
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Recent Examples of play out
So, all of this is a long way of saying a lot of things need to happen for Irvin’s scenario to play out.
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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
The scene is one that’s played out at many of the Girl Meets World alum’s shows this year, with Carpenter previously arresting Saturday Night Live‘s Marcello Hernandez — who arrived dressed as his viral Domingo character — and Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
That dynamic played out in 2015 when the NFL petitioned a federal court in New York to enforce Roger Goodell’s arbitration award against Tom Brady right before Brady petitioned a federal court in Minnesota to vacate that award.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Nov. 2024
Morgan Stanley upgrades Carvana to equal weight from underweight The firm raised its price target on the stock to $260 per share from $110 following earnings and says the Carvana bull case is starting to play out.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
The scene is one that’s played out at many of the Girl Meets World alum’s shows this year, with Carpenter previously arresting Saturday Night Live‘s Marcello Hernandez — who arrived dressed as his viral Domingo character — and Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
That dynamic played out in 2015 when the NFL petitioned a federal court in New York to enforce Roger Goodell’s arbitration award against Tom Brady right before Brady petitioned a federal court in Minnesota to vacate that award.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Nov. 2024
Morgan Stanley upgrades Carvana to equal weight from underweight The firm raised its price target on the stock to $260 per share from $110 following earnings and says the Carvana bull case is starting to play out.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trending Nationally Atmospheric river heading into Bay Area, will bring first major storms of winter rainy season Boston is spending millions on bike lanes amid a budget crunch.The Denver Post, The Denver Post, 20 Nov. 2024
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Miller spends many hours in the space, whose glass roof is by Global Solarium, not having to worry about soiling the teak table and rattan chairs by Sika or concrete counters by Cement Elegance.David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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In simple terms, your kids are consuming too much junk food.Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Yes, but: The share of Americans who consume news and talk about social issues either in person or online has been steadily decreasing over the last few years, the report found.Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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This approach is exhausting and drains the limited willpower we are meant to conserve.Shane Enete, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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During testing, the charger’s battery was drained to half after just an hour of being plugged into a smartphone, and the phone itself was only powered to around 60 percent battery.Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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The divisive race has left Americans exhausted and on edge, Sonoma State Political Science Professor David McCuan said.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Javonte Williams, Running Back Williams, 24, came to Denver with high expectations after the team exhausted a second-round pick on the North Carolina product back in 2021.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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With spending outpacing income gains (including disposable income increases that were also up 0.3%), consumers drew down their savings more.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Revenues are down, expenses are up and the city drew down nearly half of its general fund reserves — a pot of money for emergencies— to cover the deficit in last year’s budget, Mejia wrote.Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
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The process—which occurs in special cellular structures called chloroplasts—uses up water and carbon dioxide and produces oxygen, as well as sugars that can be used by the plant.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thirty-six concentrated red LED lights are designed to smooth skin, while two attachments for administering microcurrents (one for targeting around the eyes) use up to 425 microamps to increase cellular adenosine triphosphate, providing a nearly instant, at-home facelift.Jessica Klein, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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While noting that many Arizona cities have drastically reduced their per capita water demand, Goddard argued that cities will eventually need to find water-sharing arrangements with farms so that cities can pay farmers to use their water in dry times.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Some items that normally retail for upwards of $500 have been reduced to $99 or less.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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When chytrid fungus colonizes the skin, electrolytes can’t get absorbed.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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The four straightforward and thoughtfully built cubes not only absorbed all of our clothes and toiletries volume-wise, but were water resistant enough to keep wet bathing suits and stinky running socks.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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