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Recent Examples of suctionThe inspector reported that a respiratory therapist donned a pair of gloves without first washing his hands before suctioning a child’s breathing machine.—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025 Your doctor may recommend an over-the-counter medication such as Tylenol to reduce fever, or nasal saline drops and suctioning to clear a stuffy nose.—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025 A lot of guys are starting to explore the idea that clothes do not have to be suctioned onto your body.—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025 While some surgeons routinely suction the jowls when contouring the jawline, others avoid them, staying below the jawbone and giving a wide berth to the delicate nerve.—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for suction
But Kevin also wondered what would happen to the other people whose money got siphoned up by the fake Middlesex account.
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Cezary Podkul,
ProPublica,
25 June 2025
New aid system criticized Israel and the U.S. say Hamas has siphoned aid from the U.N.-run system, while U.N. officials say there is no evidence of systematic diversion.
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Mohammad Jahjouh,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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