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are sucking

  • present progressive
    of suck.
    suck
    verb (used with object)
    to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue.

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Moreover, hyperscalers are sucking all the available capital out of the market though huge equity and bond offerings.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

"The anger for me is done, they are sucking the life out of me. This is as bad as it's ever been and we are a club that has dropped down to League One football."

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025

Climate change is also altering rainfall patterns, pollution is compromising extant bodies of water, and agriculture and development are sucking underground reservoirs dry.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 17, 2023

As A.I. companies are sucking up as much data as they can to train their systems, social platforms are starting to put their most valuable resource behind a paywall.

From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2023

I wait until they are sucking the grease from their fingers to ask, “So, what’s your story?”

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins