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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

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

The alleged scam, and others like it, led to extensive soul-searching by streaming services on how to better protect artists from people abusing AI to siphon off royalty payments.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025

It looks like she’s trying to siphon water out of their irrigation system, but that’s not going to work.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman