sapped
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The downside is that the buydowns are expensive and have sapped profit margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 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
In turn, Williamsburg has been sapped of all its affordability, and increasingly, its cool factor.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 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
It had been a sudden and devastating death, and everyone said it was grief that had sapped the old man’s ability to make sense anymore.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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