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suck

[suhk] / sʌk /


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“All the things that suck about medicine here, it’s eliminated,” he told me.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

"When I was younger... budget-wise I had no choice but to camp, I had to suck it up in the rain," she says.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

But as the artificial-intelligence hardware trade continues to suck up investor dollars, shares of the data-analytics company have come to fetch a slightly less outrageous multiple.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Or if you like your job and take a long view, you can suck it up and wait for the moment to pass.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

I grimace and suck the air in through my teeth.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

The U.K. also announced sanctions against hackers responsible for Lumma Stealer, malware that sucks up sensitive information from devices it infects.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

"We all wish her the best for a speedy recovery. This sucks."

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

The number of social-media groups and threads predicated on the opinion that Bowlero/Lucky Strike absolutely sucks testifies to the number of both serious bowlers and casual enthusiasts who see the corporation as an invasive rot.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

But this has definitely been a learning lesson for me, and it sucks that I didn’t get a chance to really show my personality and who I am,” she added.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

He sucks in a breath and bites off the end of that sentence.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

"I really feel for the people that have been sucked into buying some of this rubbish," Matthews said.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

A man was nearly sucked out the window of a Ryanair flight when it "detached" mid-air en route to Germany, with other passengers pulling him back inside, witnesses and officials said Friday.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Wince as they perform complicated operations; get sucked into the personal trials of the tireless staff.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

“A paramedic can get anywhere, and I sucked up to the nurses.”

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

“The powers of the four realms are too strong, all the doors open at once. A spirit could be sucked into the wrong Afterlife forever.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Late that night, the Interior Department announced the pool was “crystal clear” and said workers were sucking up the dead algae.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

These costs have been catching employers off guard, especially with the increased use of agentic AI sucking up tokens.

From MarketWatch Jun. 4, 2026

This statue yassifies Trump, sucking out his buccal fat, virilizing his features, carefully excising all of the dainty feyness that, whether he likes it or not, is crucial to capturing the unique Trump disposition.

From Slate Jun. 2, 2026

“I’ve been a doer all my life. I don’t like to sit around sucking my thumb. I like to resolve problems.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

I make a vacuum sucking noise and they laugh.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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