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siphon

[sahy-fuhn] / ˈsaɪ fən /
NOUN
pipe
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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 • Feb. 11, 2026

New competitors began to siphon off market share, and fashion trends underwent a gradual shift to favor denim and workwear.

From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, to siphon funds from Becerra’s dormant state campaign account between February 2022 and September 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Using its pores for filtration, the stationary sponge creates its own currents to siphon its prey—as it must, if it is to feed and remain motionless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

While I dressed I heard Brett put down glasses and then a siphon, and then heard them talking.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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