emptying

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Adding to that backlash is the last thing needed by the companies emptying their coffers to pull ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

One of GLP-1's key roles is slowing gastric emptying, which helps regulate blood sugar and contributes to weight loss.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

The emptying of state psychiatric hospitals starting in the 1960s has been blamed for rising levels of homelessness over the decades, though how much of a role it played is disputed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The sight of the away end at Molineux emptying before the final whistle summed it up.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

He vomited when he turned a corner and saw the construction site of the Capitol, emptying his guts from either a bad oyster or the hugeness of the thing stirring rebellion in his very being.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead