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But there’s something uniquely insidious about how the phone is eager to sop up the bounty of time that retirement has granted me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

A hedge-fund strategy known as the “basis trade” has helped sop up more Treasury issuance.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 23, 2026

But if there aren’t enough home listings to sop up that demand, then price growth—which has petered out to a rate slower than wage growth—could reignite.

From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026

A creek had been dammed, creating ponds that slowed the flow of water so the surrounding earth had more time to sop it up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2024

I devoured it, dipping the steaming bread in the remains to sop up every trace.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

The second act begins to drag with slapdash vaudeville showcases that seem like sops to the performers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025

The donutlike gram fritters are fluffy sops for the sauces.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023

However you cheeseburger, a few qualities are paramount: flavorful meat, melty-bubbly cheese, a bun that sops, and toppings that complement without stealing the show.

From Salon ● May 27, 2022

At the highest level, therefore, Mr Xi seems to have given sops to other groups.

From Economist ● Oct. 26, 2017

But give them one minute longer and I’d end up pulling Fern off of Vonetta and mopping up sops of water splashed onto the bathroom tiles.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

The tofu was cooked beautifully and sopped up the sauce incredibly well, with savory and herbaceous flavor notes of soy, sesame and cilantro permeating the protein.

From Salon ● May 21, 2025

Mayonnaise serves at once as marinade, cooking fat and, once mingled with the pan juices, glossy sauce, which should be sopped up with fluffy rice.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2022

The cash crunch occurred as corporate taxes came due and government bond issuance sopped up liquid cash.

From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2019

Stale bread sopped up more batter, giving the pudding a forgiving crunch.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 30, 2019

It’s for my heart, they would say, unstrapping sopped Rolexes from their hairy wrists.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

Yet under the surface, violent moves have been playing out between the big spenders of the artificial-intelligence race and those sopping up the cash.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

“I’m always thinking about sopping up flavors,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

The chewy morsels come sopping in soy sauce and flecked with chile flakes, with a rich and juicy meat filling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025

Clear skies helped dry out the sopping city over the weekend but also presented a new danger as temperatures climbed to around 90 degrees and were expected to stay.

From New York Times ● May 19, 2024

“Don’t ask me,” Myrtle shouted, emerging with a wave of yet more water, which splashed onto the already sopping floor.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling