sapped
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And in the last quarter-century, relentless drought intensified by climate change has sapped the river’s flow and left its reservoirs severely depleted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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
The resignations have left the government reeling and have further sapped the authority of Sir Keir, whose long-term future in Downing Street was already in doubt.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Yet, in these cases, the great powers had to give up because of protracted, painful insurgencies that followed conventional military victories and eventually sapped domestic support for war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
The heat sapped the life out of everybody and everything.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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