stripping
Example Sentences
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Forget the fines and suspensions, most hurtful to fans is the league stripping the Clippers of five first-round draft picks, from 2029 through 2033.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
In an interview with MarketWatch, Palfrey pointed out that S&P 500 earnings per share jumped 55% in the second quarter, or a still-impressive 35% when stripping out unrealized gains.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The findings suggest that drugs designed to target HSF1 could potentially reduce the thickness of the glycocalyx, stripping away some of the protection that allows cancer cells to avoid immune surveillance.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Still, businesses withdrew from their inventories during the quarter, stripping 1.3 percentage points from gross domestic product, after a large build-up of stocks in the first quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A short distance away, at a week-old grave, some men were stripping the withered flowers from the wire frames of the floral pieces heaped on the grave.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
