Example Sentences

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When her husband rushed from work to her side, she relayed what she said the medical team had told her: Inducing delivery or emptying her uterus would be “a crime,” he later told ProPublica.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Adding to that backlash is the last thing needed by the companies emptying their coffers to pull ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

One of GLP-1's key roles is slowing gastric emptying, which helps regulate blood sugar and contributes to weight loss.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

By boosting insulin release and slowing the emptying of the stomach, the drugs make people feel full sooner and stay full longer.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The hospital had been emptying slowly, invisibly, for many days.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan