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funnel

[fuhn-l] / ˈfʌn l /


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That has helped to funnel money back into Treasurys.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The odd-looking waste management system looks a bit like a futuristic torture device, with a crenelated funnel and hose to suck up urine and a small, vacuum-sealed hole for defecating.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Central Lowlands could also experience periods of disruption as strong winds funnel through the region.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

It’s that it’s much more difficult to parse through an algorithmic funnel of opinions and perspectives that can often appear half-formed or entirely outside their context.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

I spun underwater, creating a funnel cloud, and blasted out of the deep end, straight at Luke’s face.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

Here, Sorkin funnels his penchant for self-important sanctimoniousness through the journalism thriller’s always-intriguing lens.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

The whales were believed to have died in such numbers in this particular area because it is a popular foraging habitat -- and has a V-shaped trench that funnels carcasses to the seafloor.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

As Silicon Valley now funnels untold riches into server farms around the country, Rizer said, “I wait for those guys to call me.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

A more moderate Santa Ana wind event typically funnels gusts through canyons, but isn’t powerful enough to climb mountains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

Along Leesburg Pike, which funnels traffic into the city, there are developments of executive homes with Mercedes-Benzes parked in crescent-shaped driveways.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

The tax hike is expected to raise an estimated $345 million annually and would be funneled into a separate fund specifically for the Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

What struck me was that instead of flowing to the weakest ones, the money is being funneled into the system’s strongest institutions, like the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China and China Life Insurance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The funding, deployed by venture-capital firms on behalf of investors including pension funds, university endowments and wealthy individuals, is funneled into young companies and startups that show potential for robust growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Earlier this year, Lewin funneled $3.8 billion to a small arm of the United Nations, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, quadrupling the budget of the agency.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

All of the ships gradually funneled together, forming a long, haphazard caravan of vessels stretching toward Chthonia, a tiny blue-brown orb floating in the distance.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

But not all of it is funnelled into learning.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have funnelled billions to position themselves as regional AI and technology hubs, aiming to attract high-skilled talent.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

OpenAI lawyers have suggested that she funnelled information about OpenAI to Musk after he in 2018 left the AI company, which he co-founded and made early donations to.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Millions more were funnelled into art by Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh, a private jet, and the production of the Hollywood movie "The Wolf of Wall Street" by Najib's stepson.

From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025

A round orifice is contrived at the summit; and, on this orifice, rises a funnelled mouthpiece built of pure cement.

From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

The New York Times reported Thursday that US intelligence officials concluded that a Chinese executive linked to a Singapore-based data center company, who had interacted with Huang, had been funneling information to Beijing.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Most voters interviewed by AFP agreed that Collins had done well in funneling federal funding back to Maine over the years and that 58-year-old newcomer Jackson would not be so successful.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

More than 15 million square feet of industrial space houses distribution hubs for corporate giants including Amazon, funneling freight from West Coast ports into the heartland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Working into the wee hours of the morning, he has flagged about 7,000 scam profiles, including many funneling applicants to those roles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The hills on either side of a cove would direct the water right down the middle, funneling it toward the village.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

The article by The New York Times, published Thursday, said that US intelligence officials concluded that a Chinese executive linked to a Singapore-based data centre company had been funnelling information to Beijing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

They are voice-activated, with open speakers in the arms funnelling sound into your ears.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

He said high pressure over Europe was funnelling hot air north from northern Africa, with the weather system hindering cloud formation.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

The expected failure of the bill would mean an existing visa policy, which has been widely accused of exacerbating problems by funnelling most international students to a select few city-based universities, will remain in place.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024

"Listen and believe!" he cried; and funnelling his hands about his lips, he stooped over the central hole.

From At a Winter's Fire by Bernard Edward Joseph Capes


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