funneled

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For years, big cruise ships funneled crowds into destinations like Venice and Barcelona, fueling overtourism concerns and prompting officials to impose restrictions on cruise traffic, ship size and visitor volume.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In 2003, McLeod’s patrons funneled more than $100,000 through The Fellowship to compensate him.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

“If transit is funneled through a smaller, controlled portion of the strait, you’re not stopping barrels, but you are constraining them — creating friction and likely reducing overall throughput.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Money that flows into private funds usually gets funneled through private wealth managers who can earn fees from the private-credit managers.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Only a little rain made it through, and what did funneled right down the leaves and to the ground.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer