tapping

Example Sentences

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The world is also tapping other energy sources.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Intervention was generally limited to emergencies: tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve during geopolitical disruptions, arranging a bailout amid a financial crisis, or joining allies to stabilize currency markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

In other words, the reserves his company and others have been tapping — including the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve, which is supposed to be used only for global emergencies — are about to run out.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

For Falakshahi, the only factor limiting further oil price spikes at the moment is China, "which is buying less oil than normal" by tapping into its vast strategic reserves.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

She had been tapping her pen end against her cheek and stopped.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros