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drain

[dreyn] / dreɪn /






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"That's when everything went down the drain," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“July will start hitting the U.S., particularly as we see a drain on commercial crude stocks for another, say month-and-a-half to two months.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

First, drain the tofu and press it down using a cutting board lined with paper towels and a heavy pan.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Mahmood has argued the planned changes are "fair" and required to avoid a "drain on our public finances".

From BBC • May 22, 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




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