- present perfect progressive of drain (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Of course, the Fed’s decision is meaningful; the central bank has been draining a large amount of liquidity from the financial system.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025
The process of reversing that stimulus has been draining bank deposits, known as reserves, from the financial system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
Clark admitted that the attention has been draining,
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2024
But housing migrants has been draining city coffers — Chicago has received more than 37,000 migrants since August 2022.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2024
And the prepared cheese that has been draining in the cheesecloth.
From Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions by Wilson, Mary A.
