as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
drew off the fat from the top of the drippings
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Henao's brother, Felipe, claimed in a civil complaint filed in May 2026 that Knezevich and his lawyers had systematically drained his sister of about $6 million in equity for over a year through fraudulent transactions.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026 -
Other residents have had their gas tanks drilled and drained.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Half is now based on volume of water pumped, delivering an incentive to use less water.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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Profits from gas and oil have been pumped into the development of a leisure infrastructure to tempt tourists and drive business to local companies.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The Knicks, for some reason, look like all the life has been sucked out of them during this second half.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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Creators who get sucked into bad deals in the next 18 months will be the ones who mistake Hollywood’s sudden interest for validation.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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“Drew (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drew%20%28off%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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