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siphon

noun as in pipe

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TV cameras focus on coaches and players who look as if they made a mistake siphoning gasoline.

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Minow’s FCC feared that the new rivals would threaten the “public interest” by siphoning off broadcasting profit.

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Nothing deterred the terror group from its fundamentalist goals, even as Hamas siphoned billions meant for civilians—including U.S.

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It saw US user data siphoned off under concerns it could fall into the hands of the Chinese government.

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It also said that there were no allegations of money being siphoned off or funds being diverted or investors losing money.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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