sapping

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What it suggests is each rally is sapping more and more strength from the bulls.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

Situations that get bundled together under this rubric include airlines cutting flights, Asian governments requiring home-working to save fuel, rising EV sales and high energy costs sapping overall economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But playing long into the summer in sapping conditions to become world champions is beginning to take its toll.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

We all feel it: the growing stream of administrative tasks sapping our time, spirits and social lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

Now all their pain and anger and bitterness poured over him, sapping his strength.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan