sapping
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What it suggests is each rally is sapping more and more strength from the bulls.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 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
Describing the impact of the bombardment, one Tehran resident said that the constant "sound of ongoing blasts is fatiguing" and energy sapping.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Now all their pain and anger and bitterness poured over him, sapping his strength.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
