siphon
Example Sentences
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Higher energy prices tend to disproportionately hurt low-income people and siphon some of their spending from other areas.
Software stocks are finally making a tentative comeback after being pummeled by fears that artificial intelligence could siphon business away.
From Barron's
Each pay period, the money arrived and then vanished almost immediately, siphoned off by a stack of cash-advance apps that automatically withdrew what she owed.
From MarketWatch
The longer this money resides in your sister’s bank account, the more opportunity she will have to siphon it away or spend it.
From MarketWatch
Citing a government estimate, they warned senators that some $6.6 trillion in deposits could be at risk of being siphoned out of the traditional financial system.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
