depleting

Example Sentences

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There’s dread about depleting global oil supplies and hopes around a deal to end the Iran war.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Inflation concerns have simultaneously dimmed gold’s appeal, depleting the value of reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Extra nutrients lead to the growth of algae, smothering seagrass beds, blocking sunlight and depleting the water of oxygen.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The war is expensive, and depleting munitions stocks.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

By systematically depleting nearly all the nutrients from the broth, Beadle found that the mold strains could still grow on a minimal broth containing nothing more than a sugar and a vitamin called biotin.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee