sucking

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In fact, almost exactly a decade ago I wrote that these funds were red-hot, sucking in billions of dollars from investors desperate to chase recent high performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

“Software is sucking wind,” Jefferies software analyst Brent Thill told Barron’s.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

What’s more, research has shown that as the planet has warmed, the atmosphere has become thirstier, sucking more moisture from plants and soils and ensuring that dry years are drier.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

That just seems like a massive sucking hole in your work.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025

And then the disaster happened and orchids started growing, sucking up the processed chemicals from moss, and just like that: blue orchid.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller