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drain

[dreyn] / dreɪn /






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There were demonstrations of a countertop mill for grinding wheat into homemade flour and a vibrating platform that purports to drain the lymphatic system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Residents feared the project would strain the electrical grid and drain their local aquifer.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

"That's when everything went down the drain," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"For these reasons, members of the public should never enter a pipe, drain, catch basin, manhole, or outfall."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Though we’d argued over the drain of his political career on our family for years now, I did love and trust Barack.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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