pumping

Example Sentences

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“The Saudis and others knew that the crisis was on its way, so they started pumping more and putting more out into the market, and so it’s taken a while to work all that off.”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

True sustainability cannot come from the hyperscalers pumping ever-increasing amounts of cash into the system.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Over the past three years it has been pumping sand around at least 20 reefs and, according to the Washington-based Asian Maritime Transparency Initiative, it has created 11 new harbours.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The U.S. oil giant is in talks to resume pumping oil in the Latin American country after a 19-year exile, but plenty of hurdles remain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Then there was the pumping plant for the artesian well, and the big cement tank where Judge Miller’s boys took their morning plunge and kept cool in the hot afternoon.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London