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siphon

[sahy-fuhn] / ˈsaɪ fən /
NOUN
pipe
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That’s attracted opposition from lobbying groups for banks, which say they’re worried it will siphon away bank deposits.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

A digital bill of rights would be a major part of that by boosting privacy and protecting the level of data that corporations can siphon up about ordinary people.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

As CXMT’s target market cap after listing might be much larger than its IPO valuation, it could cause a siphon effect on other stocks, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

And even in if Amazon creates a chip business capable of helping its own stock, it may not have to siphon business from Nvidia to do so.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

“We’ll siphon out a couple gallons from each jug and pour it in those empties.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

This includes the Revolutionary Guard, which siphons about half the revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

But it is different from the previously favoured scenario, in which a white dwarf siphons material from a companion.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 1, 2023

Instead, it siphons the Colorado’s flow into the All-American Canal, delivering five times as much water to Imperial as Los Angeles uses in a year — and 10 times as much as Nevada.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2023

That’s because there’s minimal local investment by the company, which siphons readership and potential subscribers away from local outlets providing foundational local coverage.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2022

The siphons at the ends of their necks glistened.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

During the last floods in 2023, many siphoned water from the brimming canals to their fields.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

A probe into donations allegedly siphoned off at India's grand Ram temple has renewed scrutiny of how religious sites manage vast amounts of cash and gold entrusted to them by devotees.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

The trustee alleged that Calce and other insiders had improperly siphoned away cash and other assets.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

“It kind of siphoned all of that pent-up, closeted stuff that you hold back, that you couldn’t freely express,” she said.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

“But how to reach it? This potion cannot be penetrated by hand, Vanished, parted, scooped up, or siphoned away, nor can it be Transfigured, Charmed, or otherwise made to change its nature.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

It condemned illegal tapping and siphoning, warning that such activities put lives, the environment and the economy at risk.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

One individual was charged in connection with allegedly siphoning funds from a company involved in the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Higher Treasury yields provide competition, siphoning income-hungry investors away capital that could support prices.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

To advocates and education unions, such maneuvers amounted to improper or possibly illegal siphoning — and that’s one detail they were watching for Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

For all of her street smarts, siphoning gas is something she’s clearly never done, and for all of Kelton’s survival skills, he’s useless in this particular pinch.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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