sop up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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A hedge-fund strategy known as the “basis trade” has helped sop up more Treasury issuance.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026
The BOJ’s interest-rate increases may help by bankrupting some of Japan’s zombie companies that sop up resources with no hope of turning a profit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
But if there aren’t enough home listings to sop up that demand, then price growth—which has petered out to a rate slower than wage growth—could reignite.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
“There was also a man whose cell was covered in mold and water and he was using his clothes to sop up the water,” Broder said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
The floor of the trailer has a lot of puddled water that took me quite a while to sop up with my jumpsuit.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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