sapping

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Rising bond yields around the world are sapping investors’ appetite for stocks, interrupting a chip-stock rally that fueled major stock indexes to fresh highs this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“Rising yields are sapping risk appetites on Wall Street,” said José Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

But this has been a recurring issue throughout a sapping campaign as goalkeeper Ramsdale needed no reminding.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 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

The wound in my arm was sapping my ability to think, but I muttered, “Communication device ... spy at camp.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan