spigot
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Without that money spigot, David Ellison’s own ventures look much more perilous.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
Now that money spigot is drying up, especially in smaller markets, as more consumers drop the cable bundles that long fueled the sports economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
The spigot will reopen next week with important reports from Nvidia, which will shed new light on the AI trade, and from Home Depot, Walmart and Target, which will provide an important state-of-the-consumer update.
From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2025
“They can turn the spigot on or off whenever they want to.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2025
Out of each spigot flows a different product made from corn, called “fractions” by the food industry.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Since 2020, when Washington turned on the spigots to counter effects of the pandemic, government-benefits fraud cases have increased 242%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
“They can turn these spigots on or off whenever they need to,” Sansoterra said of Big Tech’s capital expenditures.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
New York City’s estimated 275 mosques were among the first to host or counsel Muslim immigrants seeking shelter, halal food and water spigots used in pre-prayer ablutions.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
The content spigots were, in large part, turned off.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
Timidly Betsie and I stepped out of line and walked to the door of the big, dank-smelling room with its row on row of overhead spigots.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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