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I knew who they were; I’d heard the single on WNYU, maybe for once the opening band wouldn’t suck.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

The problem is, if performance fees actually worked in financial management, then hedge funds — which are already free to charge them — wouldn’t suck.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The state also helped local agencies bring in diesel-powered pumps and other equipment to suck water out of rivers and into canals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

He continues by "mewing," a TikTok trend where people suck in their cheeks and point a finger at their jawline to emphasize their chiseled features.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

I suck it up, literally suck it up by taking a deep breath, and put the boots on the table.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Plus, his music sucks, and most people would find it impossible that useful public discourse would ever emerge from an Ed Sheeran concert.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

“One of the biggest reasons why people think renting sucks is because they’re not being strategic about it,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

ING estimates the AI frenzy accounts for around a third of the U.S. economy’s recent growth, as the data-center build-out sucks in semiconductors, electronics, cables, metals and machinery from around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

That his rowdy co-workers think he sucks at it is worse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

I don’t even watch it, ’cause our TV sucks.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

So much gas was released that some was sucked back into the engine rooms through ventilation shafts, triggering gas detector alarms.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Instead he’s getting sucked into the gloomy vibes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The miss sucked the hope from Pakistan and England were able to accelerate towards their target.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Everyone has sucked it up to go to the wedding of a couple they disapprove of, or a family dinner that will inevitably turn into an argument.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

He burst through the alley door, sucked his lungs full of fresh air, and slammed it shut behind him.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

"It feels like I will never pay it off, so it's something that I'm kind of just sucking up until the loan is written off," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The process, guided by the app, is relatively straightforward: fill the test with saliva by sucking on it for 60 seconds, wait 20 minutes, scan the test, get results.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

It is also sucking money away from government bonds toward the AI labs developing new models and “hyperscalers” building out data centers, adding further upward pressure on government bond yields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Some species can have as many as 12 legs, along with a sucking proboscis used for feeding.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

They mill about the holographic magic of Sagan, sucking down tonic from the rainbow waterfall after the news they’re going to spend the rest of their lives on this ship.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera