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depletion

NOUN
exhaustion
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Hoffman and other investors note the heightened risk that prices could shoot even higher given the depletion since then of stockpiles around the world, particularly the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

A depletion of Neanderthal DNA on the X chromosome may, therefore, reflect a classic biological phenomenon, not the lingering trace of an erotic choice.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

“Markets are effectively pricing the reopening of the supply pipeline rather than the underlying depletion of inventories.”

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

That took 20 months of diplomacy but didn’t cost American lives, a depletion of munitions or countless billions of dollars.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

Although there are many doubters and naysayers, today there is widespread agreement among scientists that the environmental crises threatening the planet are climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, and degraded water quality.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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