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We’re out there on the front lines of the war being waged against our planet. It’s emotionally draining, exhausting. – Matthew Abbott/The	Found on CNN 1 year ago
When the reservoirs are full, people blow it off, when they are draining, that's when these opportunities arise. This creates a moment of opportunity ; there are hard decisions to be made. – John Fleck	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Nah. Around here, we don't have enough time to grieve, sometimes it's mentally, physically, everything just be draining, but I just keep going. Just keep going. I know the people I lost, they going to be proud of me one day. – Mario Rawls	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
People that I’m very close with, the first time they see me, it’s emotional. It’s extremely draining. – Shawn Bradley	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
This was like the biggest of the big-time, which was pretty awesome, you do n’t get moments like this every day, taking advantage of the opportunity. It was a mentally draining game for sure, and physically draining. – Nico Ragaini	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They’re draining canals, they’re checking homes, they’re doing everything they can do. – Brian Howell	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Without veto action by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, the legislature will send a windfall to the wealthiest Ohioans while draining revenue the state needs to get back on track after the pandemic, altogether, the tax cuts and breaks will cost more than $ 2 billion over the next two years that could be put to much better use. – Zach Schiller	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Here I reiterate Iraq's call, which we have previously issued at the United Nations General Assembly, for the formation of an international coalition to fight corruption along the lines of the international coalition against ISIS, terrorism can only be eliminated by draining its sources of funding based on corruption money as a political economy of violent. – Barham Salih	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Rain ultimately flows back to sea, and because it is freshwater rather than saltwater, it is less dense than the seawater it is draining into, this means it can form a cap at the surface rather than sinking and circulating. – Catherine Bradshaw	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I am not that nuts about the tweets because you are always asking me to defend them, and I don't want to, but we needed someone like him because what most conservatives do share is a revulsion to the deep state, the swamp, and if anything resonated with people it was his message of draining the swamp. – Ron Johnson	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We are used to seeing people die, but normally it feels like you are accompanying them at the end of the road, now you go to people's homes, and within 48-72 hours the patient is dead. It's draining. It's like war. – Maura Zucchelli	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Following discussions( with local organizers), it's been decided that the start will be delayed to 1530( local time) to allow water to be cleared, the organizing committee and the county are deploying marshals to yellow flag areas with standing water and staff and vehicles are draining water on the roads to ensure riders' safety. – The UCI	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It feels draining to me. No, I don't care. There's so much stuff that you would not believe I haven't seen, and the other problem that I have, and it's a real problem, is I have to go see a movie in a movie theater at like 11:00 AM or else I'm going to fall asleep, maybe it's my eyes going back and forth and I don't know what it is. – Tig Notaro	Found on CNN 4 years ago
James Comey, John Brennan, James Clapper, we're draining the swamp, folks. – President Donald J. Trump	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The Jazz just draining when you play great defense and give up offensive rebounds. – James Harden	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
I think it's exhausting, it's emotionally draining, but then there's a moment where you go through those things and you realize that at the end of the day, you're the one that has control, you're not hopeless and you can do something about it, and we've been seeing a lot more people join our ranks. – Greisa Martinez	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Every body reacts differently, having a baby is emotional and physically very draining – at times you're on a high, at times you're low. – Kim Clijsters	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Sediment builds up over time at the bottom of the tank, causing corrosion, partially draining it removes the sediment and keeps the heater running more efficiently — and keeps it running longer. – John Bodrozic	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Bringing back earmarks is the antithesis of draining the swamp, earmarks will only benefit the special interests that grow government at the expense of working men and women. – David McIntosh	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
This is really important to the President, i can tell you that this is a big part of draining the swamp. ... Really, what you are talking about doing is restructuring Washington, DC, and that is how you drain the swamp. – Mick Mulvaney	Found on CNN 7 years ago
I remember the worth of having an emergency fund available, that's why I don't like draining it. I don't want to ruin it again. – Natalie Smigielski	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
He is alive on his own, ... which is great, but he still has a lot of physical and cognitive therapy to go through, so it's a long road for him, every day is different. Some days he's really strong, and some days he's weaker than the day before 'cause it's mentally draining, I'm sure, on him. – Khloe Kardashian	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The workers are unsatisfied with talks up to now, we consider slaughterhouse work draining and are asking for what the law guarantees and what is just for the worker. – Valdeci Scherer	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We should not be drawn once more into a long and costly ground war in Iraq or Syria. That's what groups like ISIL want. They know they can't defeat us on the battlefield. ISIL fighters were part of the insurgency that we faced in Iraq. But they also know that if we occupy foreign lands, they can maintain insurgencies for years, killing thousands of our troops and draining our resources, and using our presence to draw new recruits. – President Barack Obama	Found on CNN 8 years ago

We’re out there on the front lines of the war being waged against our planet. It’s emotionally draining, exhausting.

– Matthew Abbott/The

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When the reservoirs are full, people blow it off, when they are draining, that's when these opportunities arise. This creates a moment of opportunity ; there are hard decisions to be made.

– John Fleck

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Nah. Around here, we don't have enough time to grieve, sometimes it's mentally, physically, everything just be draining, but I just keep going. Just keep going. I know the people I lost, they going to be proud of me one day.

– Mario Rawls

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

People that I’m very close with, the first time they see me, it’s emotional. It’s extremely draining.

– Shawn Bradley

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This was like the biggest of the big-time, which was pretty awesome, you do n’t get moments like this every day, taking advantage of the opportunity. It was a mentally draining game for sure, and physically draining.

– Nico Ragaini

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They’re draining canals, they’re checking homes, they’re doing everything they can do.

– Brian Howell

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Without veto action by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, the legislature will send a windfall to the wealthiest Ohioans while draining revenue the state needs to get back on track after the pandemic, altogether, the tax cuts and breaks will cost more than $ 2 billion over the next two years that could be put to much better use.

– Zach Schiller

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Here I reiterate Iraq's call, which we have previously issued at the United Nations General Assembly, for the formation of an international coalition to fight corruption along the lines of the international coalition against ISIS, terrorism can only be eliminated by draining its sources of funding based on corruption money as a political economy of violent.

– Barham Salih

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Rain ultimately flows back to sea, and because it is freshwater rather than saltwater, it is less dense than the seawater it is draining into, this means it can form a cap at the surface rather than sinking and circulating.

– Catherine Bradshaw

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I am not that nuts about the tweets because you are always asking me to defend them, and I don't want to, but we needed someone like him because what most conservatives do share is a revulsion to the deep state, the swamp, and if anything resonated with people it was his message of draining the swamp.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We are used to seeing people die, but normally it feels like you are accompanying them at the end of the road, now you go to people's homes, and within 48-72 hours the patient is dead. It's draining. It's like war.

– Maura Zucchelli

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Following discussions( with local organizers), it's been decided that the start will be delayed to 1530( local time) to allow water to be cleared, the organizing committee and the county are deploying marshals to yellow flag areas with standing water and staff and vehicles are draining water on the roads to ensure riders' safety.

– The UCI

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It feels draining to me. No, I don't care. There's so much stuff that you would not believe I haven't seen, and the other problem that I have, and it's a real problem, is I have to go see a movie in a movie theater at like 11:00 AM or else I'm going to fall asleep, maybe it's my eyes going back and forth and I don't know what it is.

– Tig Notaro

Found on CNN
4 years ago

James Comey, John Brennan, James Clapper, we're draining the swamp, folks.

– President Donald J. Trump

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The Jazz just draining when you play great defense and give up offensive rebounds.

– James Harden

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

I think it's exhausting, it's emotionally draining, but then there's a moment where you go through those things and you realize that at the end of the day, you're the one that has control, you're not hopeless and you can do something about it, and we've been seeing a lot more people join our ranks.

– Greisa Martinez

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Every body reacts differently, having a baby is emotional and physically very draining – at times you're on a high, at times you're low.

– Kim Clijsters

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Sediment builds up over time at the bottom of the tank, causing corrosion, partially draining it removes the sediment and keeps the heater running more efficiently — and keeps it running longer.

– John Bodrozic

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Bringing back earmarks is the antithesis of draining the swamp, earmarks will only benefit the special interests that grow government at the expense of working men and women.

– David McIntosh

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

This is really important to the President, i can tell you that this is a big part of draining the swamp. ... Really, what you are talking about doing is restructuring Washington, DC, and that is how you drain the swamp.

– Mick Mulvaney

Found on CNN
7 years ago

I remember the worth of having an emergency fund available, that's why I don't like draining it. I don't want to ruin it again.

– Natalie Smigielski

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

He is alive on his own, ... which is great, but he still has a lot of physical and cognitive therapy to go through, so it's a long road for him, every day is different. Some days he's really strong, and some days he's weaker than the day before 'cause it's mentally draining, I'm sure, on him.

– Khloe Kardashian

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The workers are unsatisfied with talks up to now, we consider slaughterhouse work draining and are asking for what the law guarantees and what is just for the worker.

– Valdeci Scherer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We should not be drawn once more into a long and costly ground war in Iraq or Syria. That's what groups like ISIL want. They know they can't defeat us on the battlefield. ISIL fighters were part of the insurgency that we faced in Iraq. But they also know that if we occupy foreign lands, they can maintain insurgencies for years, killing thousands of our troops and draining our resources, and using our presence to draw new recruits.

– President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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