siphon
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Summer Said and Georgi Kantchev examine how Mohammed’s own decisions have contributed to his predicament, with rising defense and infrastructure costs threatening to siphon away funds needed for the economic diversification push.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
He certainly did not have the personality to siphon any fans from a LeBron James-led Lakers team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
A digital bill of rights would be a major part of that by boosting privacy and protecting the level of data that corporations can siphon up about ordinary people.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Yet this immense spending has started to siphon off most of these companies’ free cash flow, spooking investors who are worried about the return on investment.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
The clam’s siphon came into view; they saw the aperture through which its neck had retreated.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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It is part of a growing chorus of online media companies expressing frustration with the tech giant as AI changes the way people ask questions, siphons off search traffic and upends publishers’ revenue models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
DWR has also initiated a program to provide more pumps and siphons for local agencies that have maximized their ability to divert water for recharge, including the Fresno Irrigation District, Nemeth said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
But it is different from the previously favoured scenario, in which a white dwarf siphons material from a companion.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 1, 2023
Lumley siphons eyelash-size larvae hatched four months ago out of rearing containers and into a small Plexiglass box called a photarium, where they can be evaluated and measured.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
The siphons at the ends of their necks glistened.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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During the last floods in 2023, many siphoned water from the brimming canals to their fields.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
A probe into donations allegedly siphoned off at India's grand Ram temple has renewed scrutiny of how religious sites manage vast amounts of cash and gold entrusted to them by devotees.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
The sentence matched the minimum requested for Guo, in his late 50s and also known as Miles Kwok, arguing he siphoned more than $1 billion in funds raised from his followers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
“It kind of siphoned all of that pent-up, closeted stuff that you hold back, that you couldn’t freely express,” she said.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
When he couldn’t find Guardsmen who had gas, Lima siphoned fuel from cars and trucks.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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Many have blamed this flood of supply for soaking up liquidity and siphoning capital away from existing publicly traded companies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
It condemned illegal tapping and siphoning, warning that such activities put lives, the environment and the economy at risk.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
One individual was charged in connection with allegedly siphoning funds from a company involved in the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Other product lines Tan has brought together, including data-center switches and software, are siphoning even more AI economics toward Broadcom.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
This need to be always on guard was an unmeasured expenditure of energy, the slow siphoning of the essence.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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