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  • present participle of drain.

draining



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Draining your savings will likely only compound that.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Draining and refilling it every other day was an hourlong process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Draining reservoirs each fall would have a marginal impact on water supplies downstream, according to the Corps’ own analysis.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023

Draining and refilling it multiple times per week, as well as the losses incurred from stays canceled because of pool closures, cost close to $20,000 over the course of the summer, she estimated.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023

Draining his daiquiri glass, he stood up and said, “Now I really must run.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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