siphon

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The acquisition comes at a key moment in the payments world, as fintech and crypto firms threaten to siphon business away from banks.

From The Wall Street Journal

If OpenAI’s ad formats prove to be more helpful than intrusive, the company could eventually “siphon off valuable commercial queries that traditionally go to Google,” Mahaney warned.

From MarketWatch

In a matter of months, billions had been siphoned away.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms. Rodríguez, according to sources, siphoned profits through networks of international and domestic businessmen while building PR machinery to sanitize her image.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This has shifted new unit expansion more towards ‘fill-in’ activity within the U.S., essentially siphoning sales from high-volume locations and resulting in a lesser amount of new member sign-ups for new clubs,” he continued.

From MarketWatch