drain
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A chest tube was inserted to drain the fluid.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
They could lead to limits on what agents can do and, if agent-caused harms become widespread, drain the pocketbooks of top AI labs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Test each drain on your property by placing a garden hose in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"Storm surf generated by Hurricane Marie and runoff from a storm drain outfall eroded a large portion of the festival site," said a statement from the city of Santa Monica.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Dr. Harlow decides to leave the hole open so the wound can drain.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Dry, windy days lift ash back into the air, while rain and snow turn it into a heavy deposit blocking drains and damaging infrastructure.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Residents in the area reported power shortages, flooded garages and drains clogged with sand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The following summer, ministers blamed members of the public who littered and caused drains to block.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
The plant had been shut down in June and again in July due to the unusually high temperatures in the Aare, which drains nearly half of Switzerland and flows into the Rhine.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The blood drains from his face, and dread flashes in his eyes.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
But these sights are drained of their warmth, depicted with a cold, eerie hum that, when it bleeds into the roar of suffering miles away, becomes a deafening cacophony.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
The Fire Department drained the pool, which was red-tagged by the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Mentally, physically, emotionally, I’m drained to the last drop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"The peat is drained by extractive plantations, monoculture plantations, whether oil palm or pulpwood," Greenpeace Indonesia forest campaigner Belgis Habiba told AFP in Pontianak.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
The village girl looked at Ivy then, and her face drained of color.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
To increase supply, he has released millions of barrels from the U.S.’s emergency petroleum stockpile, draining the reserve to its lowest level in 44 years.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
Wildfires in Indonesia are blamed in large part on slash-and-burn land-clearing practices that result in the destruction of fire-resistant forest cover and the draining of peatlands.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Commercial fuel stockpiles around the world have been draining for most of the year due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for moving oil in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
But she can be draining and very negative.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Dr. Spires’s brows rose as he saw the color draining from Dad’s face.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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