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“I just worry that I’m flushing money down the drain a little bit as I kind of pay to a landlord,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Parts of the country, along with Ecuador and parts of Brazil, have previously experienced increased rainfall, resulting in flash flooding and landslides, particularly in urban centres where the water is less able to drain away.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Lower debt: High-interest debt from credit cards, car loans or student loans can quickly drain any budget and make living on less income untenable.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Then in 1857, the regime of Emperor Napoleon III ordered the planting of maritime pines to drain the bogs of southwestern France.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

He was Thor, after all, and there was no drinking horn he could not drain.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Long Beach officials said they continue to work to fortify the sand berms and seawall that remain, and are checking drains to ensure any flooding can quickly recede.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Owing to incorrect plumbing, affected households pump waste into surface drains, which can then spread, killing wildlife and damaging waterways.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

That drains about $1 billion a year from the capital’s economy, according to an analysis by Oxford Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Hawaii's emergency management agency recommended residents clear gutters and drains and move valuables off the ground, seal gaps in doors and remove tree limbs that threaten their properties.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

On the contrary: if something’s enervating, it drains you of energy.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

“Those poor girls were pawns in the local political wrangle as much as I was. They were being drained and wrung out and so was I,” Flynn wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The film’s body is drained — an inanimate husk.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

The song is a lesson about the importance of empathy drained of the feel-good reassurance that might let the listener off the hook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

His decision to scrap decades-old fuel subsidies that had drained the Treasury's international dollar reserves caused prices to double, triggering widespread anger.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

She came over and sat down at the table with us, her face drained of all color.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

As a young man, Francisco traversed it on horseback, eking out a living by draining resin from the towering pines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Increasingly, parents are draining money from retirement accounts and home equity to pay for their children’s educations.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

"It has been emotionally draining and it has had an emotional impact that will last a long time."

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

JPMorgan sees the treatments draining the food and beverage industry of $30 billion to $55 billion in annual revenue as soon as 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

It was not a physical fatigue—he went to the gym regularly and felt better than he had in years—but a draining lassitude that numbed the margins of his mind.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie