sapping
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High energy prices and fading consumer sentiment are sapping the appetite of individual traders, while the spike in U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Higher rates make those buydowns even more expensive, sapping home builder profits and reducing incentives to increase production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Fifth seed Flavio Cobolli said he lacked energy in a third-round defeat, which he attributed to his volume of matches and New York's sapping heat.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
What it suggests is each rally is sapping more and more strength from the bulls.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
The wound in my arm was sapping my ability to think, but I muttered, “Communication device ... spy at camp.”
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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