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depletion

NOUN
exhaustion
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Researchers say sand mining and groundwater depletion have weakened its ability to cool the surrounding landscape, creating a vicious cycle in which water scarcity and extreme temperatures reinforce one another.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The Social Security trust fund is projected to face depletion sometime between roughly 2033 and 2035, depending on a variety of assumptions.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The researchers say tropical rivers should be considered a top priority for mitigation efforts aimed at preventing worsening oxygen depletion.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

As a result of the inventory depletion, U.S. stocks of diesel are likely to fall below 100 million barrels, the lowest level since 2003, by the end of May, according to consulting firm Eurasia Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It may well be that some of the findings about diminished reproduction are also linked with interference with biological oxidation, and consequent depletion of the all-important storage batteries of ATP.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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