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siphon

[sahy-fuhn] / ˈsaɪ fən /
NOUN
pipe
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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

Banks have increasingly braced for the threat that stablecoins become widely adopted, especially if crypto firms are able to siphon deposits from banks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

The judge described the diversion of public funds as a gross abuse of public trust and said proxy companies and associates were used to siphon money from the projects.

From BBC May 20, 2026

Yet higher gas prices could siphon money away from other retailers in the next few months if they persist.

From MarketWatch Apr. 21, 2026

“Why don’t we lock the water in the truck, accept their hospitality, and maybe even have these people help us siphon gas. Then we can leave.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

He’s right that fraud undermines public support and siphons money from those who truly need it.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 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

The health authority acknowledged there could be potential equity concerns if One Medical siphons off commercially insured patients with higher payment rates from clinics that serve patients covered by Medicaid and Medicare.

From Seattle Times Dec. 28, 2022

The parasite clamps onto the intestines and siphons nutrients from the body.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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 trustee alleged that Calce and other insiders had improperly siphoned away cash and other assets.

From Salon Jun. 11, 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

Uber says its ballot measure will give victims a larger cut of their settlement money, rather than the payout getting siphoned off primarily to attorneys and doctors.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

I stayed in the line longer than I expected, before they siphoned me off.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Higher Treasury yields provide competition, siphoning income-hungry investors away capital that could support prices.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

To advocates and education unions, such maneuvers amounted to improper or possibly illegal siphoning — and that’s one detail they were watching for Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Arbitration has also become a massive phenomenon, siphoning countless cases off from the courts into a shadowy, opaque system that nobody can ever truly fully observe.

From Slate Apr. 27, 2026

The video YouTuber Nick Shirley posted just after Christmas alleged widespread fraud at day cares in Minnesota that were siphoning government funds but not providing care for any children at all.

From Salon Jan. 29, 2026

Instead of siphoning off food for themselves or to bribe the warders, the new cooks used all the food allotted us.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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