suck up
Example Sentences
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He also cautioned against the technology concentrating wealth, saying OpenAI did not want to be the only company in the field or to "suck up all the value."
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
But SpaceX could also suck up attention and money that might have otherwise gone to smaller space stocks, he said.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
His answer was that there were always alternatives, many of them militaristic in nature, in the wings to suck up the funds that had been spent in the past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
He said in his resignation letter his contributions included investigating why generative AI systems suck up to users, combatting AI-assisted bioterrorism risks and researching "how AI assistants could make us less human".
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
“She’s guarded, but she lets people in if she trusts them. Not the people who suck up to her, but people she cares about and who care about her. We have that in common.”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
