deplete

Before the experiment, the mice received a cocktail of antibiotics for two weeks to deplete their gut microbiome.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

Opponents complain that data centers deplete local water supplies, but that argument seems weaker all the time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

And even if that fact might make you depressed, scrolling will deplete one’s cynicism until it’s replaced by another attention-grabbing post.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

If they both needed care at the same time, that would be well over budget and deplete their funds quickly.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

The balance is delicate and government veterinarians have found that repeated small doses can gradually deplete an animal’s supply of the protective enzyme cholinesterase, so that without warning a minute additional dose will cause poisoning.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

"Dry weather depletes our water, and hot weather means we use more of it," they added.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The caregiving burden this puts on younger generations results in a quiet shadow job, experts say — one that gets absorbed into their lives and depletes them physically, mentally and financially.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

The leak also depletes the source for a chemical reaction, which is generating heat that, in turn, accelerates the reaction in a process called “thermal runaway.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

Defense contractors like RTX have come into focus as the conflict in Iran depletes the U.S.’s missile stockpile, and as hostilities raise defense budgets around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

“Jonas can see beyond, Gabe. He can see to another place. But he has to work very hard at it. It depletes him.”

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

The growing house management sector sheds new light on the unpaid home and childcare labor that has depleted many women, pushing them to exit the workforce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

The article—by reporters Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, and Maggie Haberman—adds that those commanders are alarmed by how much the war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, including long-range missiles and interceptors to thwart air attacks.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

The war is widely assessed to have left critical stocks of American ammunition badly depleted.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The arrangement, he promised, would lower grocery bills while giving America’s depleted cattle herd time to rebuild.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

The batteries in our one remaining radio were nearly depleted.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

According to the researchers, the results change the central question from "whether the gas is depleting" to "why it is increasingly difficult to form stars despite abundant neutral hydrogen reserves."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Caregivers “report depleting savings, taking on debt, paying bills late, even downsizing their homes in order to afford the cost of care,” said George Kueppers, senior research manager at the NAC.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

"Now we don't get as much as before," she said, blaming destructive fishing methods, particularly the use of lights at sea, for the depleting stocks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

One is the new 'overtake' mode, the other is the way the 2026 engines work, almost completely depleting and recharging batteries several times a lap.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The nation’s entire nuclear arsenal was dependent on only two sources: a single rapidly depleting mine in the Belgian Congo and another in Canada, near the Arctic Circle.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik