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Talk of heading off artificial intelligence’s potential role in destroying humanity did little to sap demand for hyperscaler stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Giant hogweed contains a sap which can leave painful blistering and scarring when it comes into contact with human skin.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
One such chemical is sulfoxaflor, a next generation pesticide introduced in 2013 to eliminate sap feeding insects such as aphids on crops including soybeans and corn.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
On a sidewalk in a middle-class neighborhood of Colima city, the Bejarano family is selling tuba, a refreshing fermented drink made from the fresh, sweet sap of the coconut palm tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Once he was taken from the air-cooled sickroom, the hot weather might sap the little energy he had left.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
In turn, Williamsburg has been sapped of all its affordability, and increasingly, its cool factor.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
The king of Ithaca’s pride in his ingenious trick is steadily sapped by a series of cosmic punishments.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
The resignations have left the government reeling and have further sapped the authority of Sir Keir, whose long-term future in Downing Street was already in doubt.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The e-assistance really shines on sand, where you normally feel your energy sapped away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Everything that had happened inside the wood was beginning to seem unreal, the validity of it was being sapped away.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
Fifth seed Flavio Cobolli said he lacked energy in a third-round defeat, which he attributed to his volume of matches and New York's sapping heat.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 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
But this has been a recurring issue throughout a sapping campaign as goalkeeper Ramsdale needed no reminding.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
My energy is quickly sapping away, and the last thing I hear is Autumn’s muffled voice from above.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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