emptying

Example Sentences

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“The U.S. oil export machine is clearly unsustainable, though, and will incrementally slow down as commercial crude inventories are emptying and SPR has been drawn to historic lows,” he says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Researchers wanted to determine whether the same genetic changes also affected GLP-1, a hormone released from the gut that helps control blood sugar after eating by stimulating insulin production, slowing stomach emptying, and reducing appetite.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

When her husband rushed from work to her side, she relayed what she said the medical team had told her: Inducing delivery or emptying her uterus would be “a crime,” he later told ProPublica.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Asian countries are rationing fuel, governments are emptying their crude-oil stockpiles, airlines are canceling thousands of flights, and Middle East alliances are fracturing.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“It’s like emptying everything out of your head, but you can still see and hear and feel. And you don’t care at all about who you are, or about anything, actually. It’s, um, beautiful.”

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith