emptying

Example Sentences

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Adding to that backlash is the last thing needed by the companies emptying their coffers to pull ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The team wanted to determine whether these variants also disrupt GLP-1, a hormone produced in the gut that helps control blood sugar after meals by stimulating insulin release, slowing stomach emptying, and reducing appetite.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

By boosting insulin release and slowing the emptying of the stomach, the drugs make people feel full sooner and stay full longer.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The emptying of state psychiatric hospitals starting in the 1960s has been blamed for rising levels of homelessness over the decades, though how much of a role it played is disputed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

I knew the place was emptying, and suddenly I realized what Lorraine was saying.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel