sapping
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High energy prices and fading consumer sentiment are sapping the appetite of individual traders, while the spike in U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
What it suggests is each rally is sapping more and more strength from the bulls.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
With higher energy prices sapping growth, tax revenues are set to be lower than eurozone governments had anticipated when framing their budgets for 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 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
I would instead spend days brooding over my helplessness and the senselessness of the unbroken cycle of pain and suffering searing my mind and sapping my strength day after day.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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