Example Sentences
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Latino entrepreneurs who participated in focus groups and surveys described fewer customers, reduced operating hours, canceled orders, staffing disruptions, depleted savings and accumulated debt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Because metal sulfide minerals dug up during mining can take hundreds to thousands of years to fully react with surface water, they will keep generating emissions long after a mine's reserves are depleted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
In June, groundwater levels were generally at or just below normal, having been topped up by winter rainfall but depleted by a drier spring in most regions.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Zverev, the winner of this year’s depleted French Open, had only a single break point on the day, and lost it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The batteries in our one remaining radio were nearly depleted.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
