siphon
Example Sentences
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In a matter of months, billions had been siphoned away.
From Los Angeles Times
Ms. Rodríguez, according to sources, siphoned profits through networks of international and domestic businessmen while building PR machinery to sanitize her image.
“This has shifted new unit expansion more towards ‘fill-in’ activity within the U.S., essentially siphoning sales from high-volume locations and resulting in a lesser amount of new member sign-ups for new clubs,” he continued.
From MarketWatch
But for anyone who’s tangled with an eating disorder — and the way its tendrils quietly siphon joy from even the simplest routines — it is something.
From Salon
The 1MDB scandal goes back to 2009, when prosecutors say a team of conspirators allegedly began siphoning off money from the fund, promising government officials that they could net big returns on investments.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
