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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as a drain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is depleting resources, energy, or finances in a negative context.
Example: "The project has become a drain on our budget, consuming more funds than initially anticipated."
Alternatives: "a burden" or "a liability".
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Conservative views of public spending typically portray it entirely as a drain on wealth.
They see the sale of Ronaldo as a drain on their team.
Putnam resists focusing on women's paid labor as a drain on civic engagement.
We see them as a drain, a burden, rather than a part of us.
Putnam resists focusing on women's paid labor as a drain on civic engagement.
Industry analysts have cited the Wiz subsidiary as a drain on Cablevision's profitability.
Sheik's example shows how refugees can boost the Kenyan economy rather than acting as a drain.
It is an extraordinarily blinkered view to regard the provision of these passes as a drain on the public purse.
The underlining of our worthlessness as a drain on the taxpayer seems omnipresent; the link is plain.
Its diamond stockpile is now seen as a drain of its capital, and De Beers faces increased competition.
Then there is the disabled person as a drain on resources – as a useless or even devious benefit-scrounger.
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