as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
drew off the fat from the top of the drippings
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Surgeons drained nearly three liters of blood from his chest cavity.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026 -
This profound snow drought comes at an especially awkward time, compounding a quarter-century of regional aridification that has drained the nation’s two largest reservoirs to precarious depths.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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To remove oil from the reserves, water is pumped into the salt caverns, making the crude float to the surface, where it is captured and sent through pipelines to refineries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Gulf Cooperation Council has pumped more than $100 billion into Africa over the last decade across energy, ports, logistics, and tech, dwarfing the US and rivalling Europe.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The brutal infection literally sucked the life out of him, Thelma Wood said.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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More than a dozen countries have been sucked into the fray and the conflict has stoked fears of an inflation crisis.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Drew (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drew%20%28off%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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