siphon
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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
New competitors began to siphon off market share, and fashion trends underwent a gradual shift to favor denim and workwear.
From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025
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
Using its pores for filtration, the stationary sponge creates its own currents to siphon its prey—as it must, if it is to feed and remain motionless.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Together, they siphon off an enzyme, which stops the production of a certain hormone, which complicates my life.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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