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Moreover, these "gigantic deals can already drain liquidity from the market and may create situations in which there is more supply than demand," weighing on prices, said PwC's Kubisa.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Instead, take a close look at your day-to-day responsibilities and identify the specific tasks that drain you.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

The trick was to drain it of everything that makes a tort a tort: no defect, no fault, often no real proof that this defendant caused the alleged harm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

The pipes had clogged and the room was flooded with sewage coming up a drain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Then she poured it all into a cloth and let the thin, yellowish whey drain out.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Residents have also been asked to ensure that local storm drains are clear.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Instead, they emit a faint form of radiation that slowly drains their energy, causing them to shrink and eventually disappear.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

Following the rough-and-tumble scenes of the film’s early going, it builds to a quiet, sustained moment between Jackman, Comer and young Faith Delaney alone together as the life literally drains from Robin’s body.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

The storm drains of São Paulo, population 12 million, empty into the rivers, carrying all sorts of trash from city streets.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

The excitement drains out of me all at once.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

International Business Machines warned last week that its quarterly revenue had come up short as customers drained their budgets on artificial-intelligence hardware, leaving less room to invest in software.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani’s schedules didn’t line up — and Ohtani eventually pulled out of All-Star activities altogether in order to have his left knee drained on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Muchova, who had clutched her ankle and gestured towards her side in pain during the final set, looked drained as she raised her arms in celebration.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Lakes are being drained to feed the Po and its tributaries, but at the current rate, the reserves will run out within weeks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

A pint of blood drained from Leo’s face.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

George Atef, a 38-year-old Egyptian civil servant in Kuwait, said: "What exhausts me most is not knowing when this situation will end -- the waiting itself has become draining."

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Long-term care is draining the estate during the parents’ lives.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

And because flow activates brain networks that consume low amounts of energy, we experience it as a fun, playful state rather than a draining one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Furthermore, the centers’ cooling systems need a lot of water, draining local aquifers and water tables, with the more efficient systems still requiring significant amounts.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

I guzzle more, nearly draining the whole container in one continuous gulping swallow.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black