sap
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It contains a sap which irritates skin when it is exposed to sunlight and can cause blistering and swelling.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
One such chemical is sulfoxaflor, a next generation pesticide introduced in 2013 to eliminate sap feeding insects such as aphids on crops including soybeans and corn.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
They slice into the skin and hang receptacles to gather the drip of white sap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Disputed bets also sap confidence in prediction markets, which claim to offer accurate, unbiased forecasts of the likelihood of important future events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
You could see where the holes in his sole had been patched up with sap and scavenged leather.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
The recent repeated heatwaves have sapped moisture from soils and vegetation via evaporation, which has in turn increased demand for water for farming, industry and household use.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The king of Ithaca’s pride in his ingenious trick is steadily sapped by a series of cosmic punishments.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
A prolonged housing slowdown has sapped the wealth and confidence of millions of homeowners, while an increasing reliance on exports to drive growth has emerged as a major economic vulnerability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Sparked by Max Muncy’s leadoff home runs in the second and fifth innings, the hot hitters up and down the Dodgers’ lineup sapped the suspense from the first of a four-game wraparound series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
The heat sapped the life out of everybody and everything.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
What it suggests is each rally is sapping more and more strength from the bulls.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
With higher energy prices sapping growth, tax revenues are set to be lower than eurozone governments had anticipated when framing their budgets for 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Rising bond yields around the world are sapping investors’ appetite for stocks, interrupting a chip-stock rally that fueled major stock indexes to fresh highs this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
But this has been a recurring issue throughout a sapping campaign as goalkeeper Ramsdale needed no reminding.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
Those germs undermined Indian resistance by killing most Indians and their leaders and by sapping the survivors’ morale.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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