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Up to today, many have siphoned their nascent scene fame into careers in music, choreography and media.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

In the last decade, the arrivals of Uber and Lyft have siphoned trips from taxi drivers.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023

Some boarding schools in the state, though, have managed to keep the virus at bay, and they have siphoned students from day and public schools.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2020

That might explain why podcast networks have siphoned film and television actors, unmoored from the Sarah Koenig-esque, public radio style of narration, away from the screen and toward audio.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2018

Could he have siphoned the water from one reservoir to the other?

From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)