sap
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It contains a sap which irritates skin when it is exposed to sunlight and can cause blistering and swelling.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
One such chemical is sulfoxaflor, a next generation pesticide introduced in 2013 to eliminate sap feeding insects such as aphids on crops including soybeans and corn.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
In a bearish development, Apple raised the prices of its Macs and iPads early Thursday morning, unsettling investors who are concerned it could sap demand for chips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Before, Ahmad could tap — meaning to cut incisions in the acacia trees, which exude sap that a few weeks later hardens into nodules of Hashab gum — four orchards in one go.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Uncle C grunted as he struggled beneath the weight of the sap being absorbed by his cottony self.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
No wonder Jaissle has already stressed the importance of clean sheets, and the players were left sapped by the sheer number of recovery runs during a particular session.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The king of Ithaca’s pride in his ingenious trick is steadily sapped by a series of cosmic punishments.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Harding-Rolls predicted that the new game's arrival should also juice sales of gaming consoles, currently sapped by a global squeeze on memory chips that has driven up prices.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
A prolonged housing slowdown has sapped the wealth and confidence of millions of homeowners, while an increasing reliance on exports to drive growth has emerged as a major economic vulnerability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
The machinations of European powers and the funny mustached German dictator were as remote to our island in the fall of 1941 as Silas Marner, which sapped our energies through eighth-grade English.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
The headwinds are “collectively sapping risk sentiment and AUD,” says the head of the FX Strategy group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
What it suggests is each rally is sapping more and more strength from the bulls.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
Situations that get bundled together under this rubric include airlines cutting flights, Asian governments requiring home-working to save fuel, rising EV sales and high energy costs sapping overall economic activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Describing the impact of the bombardment, one Tehran resident said that the constant "sound of ongoing blasts is fatiguing" and energy sapping.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
He had strained himself from a too long lack of sleep and food; and the excitement was sapping his energy.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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