is siphoning
- present progressive of siphon (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Critics say funding the vans is siphoning off regular transit users.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
The Dollar General doesn’t sell much fresh produce or meat, but it is siphoning off Tops customers with huge deals on other staples.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2018
“But 58 of them are off-shored onto other agency payrolls. … This bad practice is siphoning money from health care, from environmental protection, juvenile justice and public safety.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2018
We need every penny we can get, and the financial services industry is siphoning them off.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2015
Under intense pressure from the Obama administration, BP unveiled a new plan on Monday to vastly boost the amount of oil it is siphoning off from its ruptured well.
From Reuters ● Jun. 15, 2010
