pump out
Example Sentences
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Earlier in the week, a plan to pump out flood water from the tunnels also failed.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Otherwise the private-equity sponsor is motivated to endlessly pump out investments to farm out to the insurance industry.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Non-OPEC producers including Guyana, Brazil and Canada are also planning to pump out more oil in a bid for economic growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Oil demand will eventually decline, but these companies now look likely to pump out cash for many more years.
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
It was kind of funny because even she couldn’t have seen far enough ahead to take the pump out on purpose, unless she thought about it while he was letting out the air maybe.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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