Example Sentences

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The concern over ozone depletion dates back to 1985, when scientists identified a growing hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

‘The global system is shifting from a flow shock to a stock depletion problems, where timing — not just volumes — drives the impact.’

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

“Unfortunately, groundwater is being depleted rapidly in many areas. However, groundwater depletion can be solved,” said Scott Jasechko, a UC Santa Barbara professor of water resources who authored the study in the journal Science.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The depletion is bad enough that the U.S. may be moving air-defense assets from South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

An overwhelming richness of vegetation may have caused the level of oxygen to rise above today’s concentration, with a corresponding depletion of carbon dioxide.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas