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Europe, emerging from a cold winter that has drained its storage inventories, has also been buying Qatari LNG alongside larger volumes of U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Geological Survey also was completed last month, and tariffs expected on the metal in 2026 have stoked an enormous wave of imports that has drained supply in other markets around the world.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

But if the drama has drained the mood at the top, it did not kill the buzz on the floor.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

“It has drained away that fluid of grief that was drowning me, killing me,” he tells Myrna, who politely declines his invitation for a second date.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

I feel as though my blood has drained away.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads