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siphon

[sahy-fuhn] / ˈsaɪ fən /
NOUN
pipe
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The alleged ability of Liaw and his crew to siphon off Nvidia’s top-of-the-line B200 chips doesn’t help that case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The longer this money resides in your sister’s bank account, the more opportunity she will have to siphon it away or spend it.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, to siphon funds from Becerra’s dormant state campaign account between February 2022 and September 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Cooper thinks the profession is due for a reckoning as concierge practices siphon more doctors and deepen health disparities.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Seriously, I have no idea where Mr. Neely finds all his excitement, but I wish I could siphon some of it off and give it to Mom.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller