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The savings that Americans had socked away beginning at the peak of the pandemic — when they were receiving government relief checks and saving money while hunkered down at home — are evaporating.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2023

But the bank had socked much of its cash in Treasury bonds that fell in value as higher yield notes came on the market.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023

Officials said that the cyclone had socked the North Island with heavy rain, severe winds and very large waves before moving out to sea.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

By the end of his career, he had socked away a healthy retirement fund, bought a house in Walnut, raised two sons, and taken up day trading as a hobby and a passion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2020

The cat had socked her claws into the old lady's wig, and it came off, leaving her almost as bare as a billiard ball.

From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Standish, Burt L.