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That big, ugly, black hole of our debt is slowly sucking out the ability of the central bank to respond to recessions, Slok argues.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
The process entails making an incision, pumping a joint full of fluid, using the camera on the end of an arthroscope to identify the loose bodies and then using a tool to either grab or suck them out.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 May 2026
According to reports, the individual was at least partially sucked into one of the plane’s jet engines.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
The process entails making an incision, pumping a joint full of fluid, using the camera on the end of an arthroscope to identify the loose bodies and then using a tool to either grab or suck them out.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 May 2026
According to reports, the individual was at least partially sucked into one of the plane’s jet engines.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck
smell
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The lawsuits filed on Tuesday accuse Nicor Gas and the building's management company of failing to properly respond after residents reported smelling natural gas hours before the explosion.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The entire tourism industry takes a hit when its postcard beaches are piled high with foul-smelling seaweed.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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“Suck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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