depleting

Example Sentences

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The war is expensive, and depleting munitions stocks.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

The strikes are both depleting interceptor supplies and demonstrating the limitations of legacy anti-drone systems, which are ineffective against sustained Shahed attacks, Horan added.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Pipeline flows from Norway—Europe’s single largest supplier—have also been strong, calming fears over rapidly depleting inventories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

These allocations, however, make sustaining a 9%-10% withdrawal rate from a $200,000 portfolio highly unlikely without depleting principal.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

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

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen