Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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Pelé responded by shutting down Pele Sports & Marketing and suing longtime business partner Helio Viana, who he claimed had siphoned off up to $10 million over two decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
The AFL had siphoned away fans, lured away some NFL stars and brought football to new places such as Kansas City.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022
Last month, Murdaugh’s colleagues at the law firm said they had discovered that he had siphoned millions of dollars out of the firm, and they asked him to resign.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
In the months after Equifax was hacked, security researchers concluded that criminals, not state actors, had siphoned information over a few months after gaining access to the network.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2020
A relaxant had siphoned off my excess nervousness and the remaining anxiety drained away because my waiting was over.
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Lauren Ann Isaacson
