sop
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A hedge-fund strategy known as the “basis trade” has helped sop up more Treasury issuance.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 23, 2026
The BOJ’s interest-rate increases may help by bankrupting some of Japan’s zombie companies that sop up resources with no hope of turning a profit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
But if there aren’t enough home listings to sop up that demand, then price growth—which has petered out to a rate slower than wage growth—could reignite.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
“There was also a man whose cell was covered in mold and water and he was using his clothes to sop up the water,” Broder said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
“No, I think I have everything. I shall be very comfortable here. You have made the room so charming,”—this last a final crawling sop to win her approval.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
The second act begins to drag with slapdash vaudeville showcases that seem like sops to the performers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
The donutlike gram fritters are fluffy sops for the sauces.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023
However you cheeseburger, a few qualities are paramount: flavorful meat, melty-bubbly cheese, a bun that sops, and toppings that complement without stealing the show.
From Salon ● May 27, 2022
At the highest level, therefore, Mr Xi seems to have given sops to other groups.
From Economist ● Oct. 26, 2017
She only got one—a jelly kind with pink sops come through the bread.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Over time, the U.S. economy would be forced to adjust downward, as massive current account deficits could no longer be sopped up by the rest of the world.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2022
Mayonnaise serves at once as marinade, cooking fat and, once mingled with the pan juices, glossy sauce, which should be sopped up with fluffy rice.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
Stale bread sopped up more batter, giving the pudding a forgiving crunch.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 30, 2019
The remarkable thing about Christopher Bailey’s show for Burberry is how he sopped up the city’s energy.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2012
Brother Luke brought soup in which dark bread was to be sopped.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
Yet under the surface, violent moves have been playing out between the big spenders of the artificial-intelligence race and those sopping up the cash.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
“I’m always thinking about sopping up flavors,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
The chewy morsels come sopping in soy sauce and flecked with chile flakes, with a rich and juicy meat filling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
Clear skies helped dry out the sopping city over the weekend but also presented a new danger as temperatures climbed to around 90 degrees and were expected to stay.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2024
She looks insane, her hair sopping, plastered to her face.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
