depleting

Example Sentences

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There’s dread about depleting global oil supplies and hopes around a deal to end the Iran war.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Global crude reserves are rapidly depleting, pushing the world toward scarcity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Extra nutrients lead to the growth of algae, smothering seagrass beds, blocking sunlight and depleting the water of oxygen.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Emery Mbasthi, vice president of the Congo Oil Association, told AFP that he was worried about "depleting reserves without being able to replenish them".

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Sookie and Vern were talking about the depleting cod population in the ocean.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen