sap
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It spreads a bacterium—Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus—as it sucks sap from the plants, traveling from grove to grove with little more than a light breeze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
It contains a sap which irritates skin when it is exposed to sunlight and can cause blistering and swelling.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
One such chemical is sulfoxaflor, a next generation pesticide introduced in 2013 to eliminate sap feeding insects such as aphids on crops including soybeans and corn.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
On a sidewalk in a middle-class neighborhood of Colima city, the Bejarano family is selling tuba, a refreshing fermented drink made from the fresh, sweet sap of the coconut palm tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Gum Baby made an Oh! face, then saluted, flinging sap everywhere.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
The Rio Grande has been sapped by more than two decades of drought and a century of heavy water use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
In 2020, it was global lockdowns that sapped demand for fuel almost overnight, while triggering a short-lived U.S. recession.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026
The catalyst for the former world number one's troubles appeared to be a lengthy rally which sapped him of energy and left him struggling to recover.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
And in the last quarter-century, relentless drought intensified by climate change has sapped the river’s flow and left its reservoirs severely depleted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The medical examinations I had endured at Castle Garden had sapped my last reserves of strength.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
High energy prices and fading consumer sentiment are sapping the appetite of individual traders, while the spike in U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Fifth seed Flavio Cobolli said he lacked energy in a third-round defeat, which he attributed to his volume of matches and New York's sapping heat.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
It offloaded bare-bones models into rental fleets, sapping resale values.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
What it suggests is each rally is sapping more and more strength from the bulls.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
He could feel its power: sending strength to the bear, sapping his own will of hope and resolve.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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