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siphoning

  • present participle
    of siphon.
    siphon
    noun
    a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.

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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

Freymond, who had been accused by a number of former clients of siphoning away their assets, was questioned by French investigating magistrates in July 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 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

For all of her street smarts, siphoning gas is something she’s clearly never done, and for all of Kelton’s survival skills, he’s useless in this particular pinch.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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