drained

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And that’s when Victor Wembanyama rose up 28 feet from the rim and drained a 3-pointer to force double overtime.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

In that gap period, homes are lost, retirement accounts are drained, and marriages and relationships are strained.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Former Liverpool full-back Stephen Warnock added VAR is the "worst thing that has been introduced to the game", while ex-England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has said football's emotion is being drained by technology.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Fitri Amit, a small-scale rice farmer in Perak region further south, was sceptical of the measures, which he said were often delayed, arriving only once farmers' "capital has already been drained".

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

But as he plunged into the city, his excitement drained away.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis